English
Alternative spellings
storm in a tea kettle, storm in a teakettle
Noun
storm in a tea-kettle
- idiom|English A big fuss made in a small context.
Synonyms
(big deal): tempest in a teapot
storm in a teacup
Quotations
1887, Henry Theophilus Finck, Romantic Love and Personal Beauty 1
1908, The Parliamentary Debates 2
1992, Linda Goodman, Linda Goodman's Love Signs 3
1999, Izaak Mansk, Emil Brut 4
Translations
German: Sturm im Wasserglass m
Russian: б��� в ��аане вод� (storm in a glass of water)
Swedish: storm i ett vattenglas (storm in a glass of water)
Telugu: ���ప�ప�ల� త�పాన� (TIkappulO? tupaanu)
Bangla: Chayer kape jhor
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