TEACUP


Meaning of TEACUP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ti:kʌp ]

also tea-cup

( teacups)

1.

A teacup is a cup that you use for drinking tea.

N-COUNT

2.

If you describe a situation as a storm in a teacup , you think that a lot of fuss is being made about something that is not important. ( BRIT; in AM, use a tempest in a teapot )

Both are trying to present the disagreement as a storm in a teacup.

PHRASE : PHR after v , v-link PHR

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