noun
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a storm in a teacup
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Both are trying to present the disagreement as a storm in a teacup.
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But Mr Tait described the row as a storm in a teacup.
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However, it's a storm in a teacup.
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Others sink in what outsiders might regard as a storm in a teacup.
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The succession issue seems rather a storm in a teacup to me.
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Within Dotty's hearing a home pirate remarked that he thought it had all been a storm in a teacup.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Both are trying to present the disagreement as a storm in a teacup .
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Instead, ask whether the benefits of the teacup outweigh the cost.
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No longer did they s? ore their teacups on the windowsill.
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Tattling about him over the teacups.
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The twirling teacups of the Mad Tea Party are perfect.
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This disagreement between the different schools of thought is more than just a storm in an academic teacup .
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What do you compare when choosing whether to jump into the teacup ?
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Within Dotty's hearing a home pirate remarked that he thought it had all been a storm in a teacup .