a tempest in a teapot

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Definition of a tempest in a teapot in English English dictionary

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tempest in a teapot

A major fuss over a trivial matter

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

tempest in a teapot

big fuss made over a relatively unimportant issue, great uproar over something insignificant

Hyphenation

a tem·pest in a tea·pot

Turkish pronunciation

ı tempıst în ı tipät

Pronunciation

/ə ˈtempəst ən ə ˈtēˌpät/ /ə ˈtɛmpəst ɪn ə ˈtiːˌpɑːt/