a tempest in a teapot



a tempest in a teapot

  (American)
a situation where people get very angry or worried about something that is not important (not used with the ) The whole affair is just a tempest in a teapot. In a couple of months everyone will have forgotten about it.
See also: teapot, tempest

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
QuiqueKEE-keSpanish
AnnisAN-isEnglish
Fulbert-French, Ancient Germanic
Daisukedah-ee-soo-keJapanese
Oleksandr-Ukrainian
Manuelmah-NWEL (Spanish), man-oo-EL (Portuguese), MAHN-oo-el (German)Spanish, Portuguese, German, English, Italian, French, Romanian, Late Greek (Latinized)