"tempest in a teapot" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 小题大做
• 杞人忧天

Definition

指对小事过度反应或小题大做，把不重要的事当成大问题。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于成语与俗语，常用于评价别人对小事反应过度。不要用于真正重要或严重的事情。相似表达有“小题大做”。

Examples

The fight over the TV was just a tempest in a teapot.

为电视机争吵只是**小题大做**。

Don’t make a tempest in a teapot about this mistake.

别因为这个错误**小题大做**。

It’s just a tempest in a teapot; everything will be fine tomorrow.

这只是**小题大做**，明天一切都会好的。

Everyone was so upset, but honestly, it was a tempest in a teapot.

大家都很生气，但说实话，这就是**小题大做**。

We’ve spent hours arguing about this—such a tempest in a teapot!

我们为这件事争论了好几个小时——真是**小题大做**！

Honestly, the whole social media outrage is just a tempest in a teapot.

坦白说，社交媒体上的愤怒不过是**小题大做**。