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
Padmavati-Hinduism
Achard-Old Norman
ÉAmon-Irish
Tatenda-Southern African, Shona
BurkhartBOORK-hahrt (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Geiger['gaigə]