Storm in a Teacup

Storm in a Teacup

Storm in a Teacup may refer to:

*a variation of Tempest in a teapot, an idiom meaning a small event that has been exaggerated out of proportion
*Storm in a Teacup (film), a 1937 British film.
*"Storm in a Teacup", a song by Sheffield band Milburn off their debut album "Well Well Well"
*"Storm in a Teacup", a song from the Red Hot Chili Peppers album "Stadium Arcadium"
*"Storm in a Teacup", a song by Badfinger, written by Tom Evans, appearing as a bonus track on the "Magic Christian Music" album
*"Storm in a Teacup", a British top ten song by The Fortunes, written by Lynsey de Paul and Ron Roker
*"Storm in a Teacup", a song by English synthpop duo Erasure from their 2007 album "Light at the End of the World"
*"A Storm in a Teacup", episode 1 from Series 3 of Porridge.


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  • Storm in a teacup —   If someone exaggerates a problem or makes a small problem seem far greater than it really is, then they are making a storm in a teacup …   Dictionary of English idioms

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  • storm in a teacup — big fuss made over a relatively unimportant issue, great uproar over something insignificant …   English contemporary dictionary

  • storm in a teacup — tempest in a teapot …   Useful english dictionary

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  • (a) storm in a teacup — a storm in a teacup british phrase a lot of trouble about something that is not important Thesaurus: unimportant or unnecessary thing or detailsynonym Main entry: storm * * * a storm in a ˈteacup idiom ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • a storm in a teacup —    To refer to something as a storm in a teacup means that people are making a lot of unnecessary fuss or getting excited about something unimportant.     They were arguing about who should go to the supermarket, but it was just a storm in a… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • a storm in a teacup — ► a storm in a teacup Brit. great anger or excitement about a trivial matter. Main Entry: ↑storm …   English terms dictionary

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