A TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT

Meaning of A TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT in English

a lot of excitement about a small problem

The argument was over quickly. It was a tempest in a teapot.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

A TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT — North American term for a storm in a teacup (see storm ). → tempest
Concise Oxford English vocab
A TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT — ( NAmE ) = a storm in a teacup at storm noun
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
A TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT — see teapot
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
A TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT — see teapot
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
A TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT — a lot of excitement about a small problem The argument was over quickly. It was a tempest in a teapot.
English Idioms vocab
TEAPOT — noun Date: 1685 a vessel with a spout and a handle in which tea is brewed and from which it …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TEMPEST — I. ˈtempə̇st noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English tempeste, tempest, from Old French tempeste, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin tempesta, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEAPOT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a vessel with a spout in which tea is brewed and from which it is served
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEMPEST — (v. t.) To disturb as by a tempest.
Английский словарь Webster
TEMPEST — (n.) Fig.: Any violent tumult or commotion; as, a political tempest; a tempest of war, or of the passions.
Английский словарь Webster
TEAPOT — (n.) A vessel with a spout, in which tea is made, and from which it is poured into teacups.
Английский словарь Webster
TEMPEST — ( v. t. ) To disturb as by a tempest.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEMPEST — ( n. ) Fig.: Any violent tumult or commotion; as, a political tempest; a tempest of war, or of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEAPOT — ( n. ) A vessel with a spout, in which tea is made, and from which it is poured into …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEMPEST — /tem"pist/ , n. 1. a violent windstorm, esp. one with rain, hail, or snow. 2. a violent commotion, disturbance, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TEAPOT — /tee"pot'/ , n. a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TEAPOT — n. pot for heating and serving tea
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TEMPEST — I. ˈtem-pəst noun Etymology: Middle English tempeste, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * tempesta, alteration of Latin tempestas season, weather, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEAPOT — noun Date: 1685 : a vessel with a spout and a handle in which tea is brewed and from which …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEMPEST — vt to disturb as by a tempest. 2. tempest ·vi to storm. 3. tempest ·noun a fashionable assembly; a drum. …
Webster English vocab
TEAPOT — noun a vessel with a spout, in which tea is made, and from which it is poured into teacups.
Webster English vocab
TEAPOT — ■ noun a pot with a handle, spout, and lid, in which tea is prepared.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TEMPEST — [tem.pest] n [ME, fr. OF tempeste, fr. (assumed) VL tempesta, alter. of L tempestas season, weather, storm, fr. tempus time] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TEAPOT — [tea.pot] n (1705): a vessel with a spout and a handle in which tea is brewed and from which it …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TEMPEST — tempest BrE AmE ˈtemp ɪst -əst ▷ tempest|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TEAPOT — teapot BrE AmE ˈtiːp ɒt ˈtiː pɒt AmE \ ˈtiː pɑːt ▷ teapot|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TEMPEST — / ˈtempɪst; NAmE / noun ( formal or literary ) a violent storm • IDIOMS - a tempest in a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEAPOT — / ˈtiːpɒt; NAmE -pɑːt/ noun a container with a spout , a handle and a lid, used for making and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEMPEST — Tempest, The BrE AmE a play by William ↑ Shakespeare about ↑ Prospero , the Duke of Milan, who has …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TEMPEST — tem ‧ pest /ˈtempəst, ˈtempɪst/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: tempeste , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TEAPOT — tea ‧ pot /ˈtiːpɒt $ -pɑːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a container for making and serving tea, which has a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TEMPEST — n. 1 a violent windy storm. 2 violent agitation or tumult. [ME f. OF tempest(e) ult. f. L tempestas season, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TEAPOT — n. a pot with a handle, spout, and lid, in which tea is brewed and from which it is poured.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TEMPEST — n. 1 a violent windy storm. 2 violent agitation or tumult. [ ME f. OF tempest(e) ult. f. L tempestas …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TEAPOT — n. a pot with a handle, spout, and lid, in which tea is brewed and from which it is poured.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TEMPEST — n.1 a violent windy storm. 2 violent agitation or tumult. Etymology: ME f. OF tempest(e) ult. f. L tempestas season, …
Oxford English vocab
TEAPOT — n. a pot with a handle, spout, and lid, in which tea is brewed and from which it is poured.
Oxford English vocab
TEMPEST — ( tempests) 1. A tempest is a very violent storm. ( LITERARY ) N-COUNT 2. You can refer to a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEAPOT — also tea pot ( teapots) 1. A teapot is a container with a lid, a handle, and a spout, used …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEAPOT — also tea pot (~s) 1. A ~ is a container with a lid, a handle, and a spout, used for …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TEMPEST — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Dunning and its January tempests seemed a world away. ▪ Everything swept so clean By …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TEAPOT — noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tempest in a teapot ▪ Haley dismissed the lawsuit as a tempest in a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TEMPEST — [noun] [C] [literary] - a violent stormThe ship was blown 200 miles off-course by the tempest.
Cambridge English vocab
TEAPOT — [noun] [C] - a container with a handle and a spout in which you make tea and from which tea …
Cambridge English vocab
TEAPOT — See: TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT.
Slang English vocab
TEAPOT — n. a storm ( BE ), tempest ( AE ) in a ~ ('a fuss over nothing')
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
TEMPEST — n. 1 storm, wind-storm, hailstorm, rainstorm, hurricane, typhoon, tornado, cyclone, squall, thunderstorm The Red Spot on Jupiter is the centre …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TEAPOT — See: TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT.
Словарь английских идиом
TEMPEST — 1. сущ. буря Syn : wind 2. гл. бушевать Syn : roar, rage буря потрясение; буря, взрыв - political * …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TEAPOT — сущ. чайник (для заварки) чайник (для заварки) teapot чайник (для заварки)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TEAPOT — Заварной чайник
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TEMPEST — tempest.ogg 1. ʹtempıst n 1. 1> буря 2> потрясение; буря, взрыв political tempest - политическая буря tempest of laughter - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TEAPOT — _n. чайник (для заварки)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TEAPOT — чайниковый, чайный
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TEAPOT — чайник (для заварки)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TEMPEST — 1. ʹtempıst n 1. 1> буря 2> потрясение; буря, взрыв political tempest - политическая буря tempest of laughter - взрыв …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
IN — 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. pl …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TEMPEST — 1. сущ. 1) буря violent tempest — сильная буря Syn: wind •• tempest in a teapot — буря в стакане …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TEAPOT — сущ. чайник ( для заварки ) •• teapot tempest, tempest in a teapot амер. — буря в стакане воды
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TEMPEST — 1. сущ. 1) буря violent tempest — сильная буря Syn: wind •• tempest in a teapot — буря в стакане воды 2) перен. волнение, потрясение Syn: tumult, rush, agitation, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TEAPOT — сущ. чайник (для заварки) •• teapot tempest, tempest in a teapot амер. — буря в стакане воды
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TEMPEST — 1. _n. буря; tempest in a teapot - буря в стакане воды _Syn: wind 2. _v. бушевать
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