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名詞

tempest in a teapot (複数形 tempests in teapots)

1. (idiomatic) A major fuss over a trivial matter.

   The media frenzy over the actor's drunken behavior was a tempest in a teapot.

使用する際の注意点

• This is by far the most common of the synonyms in the US.

同意語

• storm in a teacup
• storm in a tea-kettle
• storm in a teapot
• tempest in a teacup
• tempest in a tea-kettle

参照

• tempest in a teacup in the Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "storm in a teacup," Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster (2002).