a storm in a teacup

Nghĩa

a lot of anger or worry about something unimportant

Sự giận dữ hoặc lo lắng quá mức vì chuyện không quan trọng.

Ví dụ

1. 1The row over the office fridge was a storm in a teacup, and everyone forgot it by lunchtime.
2. 2Don’t worry about the angry comments online; it’s just a storm in a teacup.
3. 3The fuss about the new uniform turned out to be a storm in a teacup, and nobody complains now.
4. 4The whole village was furious about the parking signs for a week, but it was a storm in a teacup.
5. 5Was the argument between the two neighbours serious, or just a storm in a teacup?

Ngữ pháp

Cụm danh từ đếm được, thường đứng sau be, hay kèm just hoặc only. Tiếng Anh Mỹ nói a tempest in a teapot.

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