a storm in a teacup
a lot of activity about an unimportant problem
TRANSLATION
a storm in a teacup = ein Sturm im Wasserglas LEO
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Severe acute respiratory syndrome: a storm in a teacup?
The recent discovery of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has produced widespread concern, if not panic, in Southeast Asia and the rest of the world, with resulting economic damage. Is the media coverage all just hype and scaremongering, and is New Zealand well prepared to cope with this epidemic?
(Tim Blackmore in The New Zealand Medical Journal - 17th April 2003)
The recent discovery of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has produced widespread concern, if not panic, in Southeast Asia and the rest of the world, with resulting economic damage. Is the media coverage all just hype and scaremongering, and is New Zealand well prepared to cope with this epidemic?
(Tim Blackmore in The New Zealand Medical Journal - 17th April 2003)
Did you
know?
a storm in a teacup (informal)
If you describe a situation as being a storm in a teacup, you think that a lot of fuss is being made about something that is not important.
Synonyms:
ado, argument, beef, bickering, bother, bustle, commotion, flap, fret, furore, fuss, hassle, kick-up, miff, palaver, perturbation, quarrel, row, ruckus, scene, squabble, stew, stink, stir, to-do, upset, wingding
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"I think that the whole matter will come to nothing, it's just a storm in a teacup, so don't worry."
In this connection I am also reminded of the other common expression:
to make a mountain out of molehill = aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen
If you describe a situation as being a storm in a teacup, you think that a lot of fuss is being made about something that is not important.
Synonyms:
ado, argument, beef, bickering, bother, bustle, commotion, flap, fret, furore, fuss, hassle, kick-up, miff, palaver, perturbation, quarrel, row, ruckus, scene, squabble, stew, stink, stir, to-do, upset, wingding
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"I think that the whole matter will come to nothing, it's just a storm in a teacup, so don't worry."
In this connection I am also reminded of the other common expression:
to make a mountain out of molehill = aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen
