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A tempest in a teacup Meaning in English

expression

uh TEM-pest in uh TEE-kuhp
uh TEM-pest in uh TEE-kup

परिभाषा

An idiom describing a situation where someone treats a small problem as if it were something much more serious than it really is.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

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.

Spanish: una tormenta en un vaso de aguaPortuguese (BR): tempestade em copo d'águaPortuguese (PT): tempestade em copo de águaChinese (Simplified): 小题大做Chinese (Traditional): 小題大做Hindi: तूफ़ान को प्याले में बनानाArabic: عاصفة في فنجانBengali: এক কাপের মধ্যে ঝড়Russian: буря в стакане водыJapanese: コップの中の嵐Vietnamese: chuyện bé xé ra toKorean: 찻잔 속의 태풍Turkish: bir bardak suda fırtınaUrdu: پیالی میں طوفانIndonesian: ribut dalam cangkir

उदाहरण वाक्य

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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