A tempest in a teacup Meaning in English
expression
التعريف
An idiom describing a situation where someone treats a small problem as if it were something much more serious than it really is.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
This idiom is informal and often used to downplay overreactions. It appears mostly in conversational and informal writing. Similar to 'making a mountain out of a molehill.' Usually used to comment on other people's reactions.
جمل نموذجية
Don't make a tempest in a teacup about being five minutes late.
basic
It was just a small mistake, but he made a tempest in a teacup.
basic
Their argument was a tempest in a teacup—it didn't really matter.
basic
Honestly, this is just a tempest in a teacup. No one will even remember it next week.
natural
You’re getting worked up over nothing—it's a tempest in a teacup.
natural
All this drama over a broken mug? That's a tempest in a teacup if I've ever seen one.
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