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Meaning of "storm in a teacup" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STORM IN A TEACUP

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WHAT DOES STORM IN A TEACUP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

storm in a teacup

Tempest in a teapot

Tempest in a teapot, or storm in a teacup, is an idiom meaning a small event that has been exaggerated out of proportion. There are also lesser known or earlier variants, such as tempest in a teacup, storm in a cream bowl, tempest in a glass of water, storm in a wash-hand basin, and storm in a glass of water.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STORM IN A TEACUP

storm belt
storm cellar
storm centre
storm cloud
storm collar
storm cone
storm door
storm drain
storm force
storm glass
storm insurance
storm lantern
storm petrel
storm sewer
storm trooper
storm troops
storm trysail
storm warning
storm water
storm window

WORDS THAT END LIKE STORM IN A TEACUP

buttercup
claret cup
coffee cup
cup
Dixie cup
egg cup
eyecup
fruit cup
grease cup
great mountain buttercup
hiccup
kingcup
loving cup
oilcup
paper cup
scup
sippy cup
stirrup cup
suction cup
teacup

Synonyms and antonyms of storm in a teacup in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «storm in a teacup» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STORM IN A TEACUP

Find out the translation of storm in a teacup to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of storm in a teacup from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «storm in a teacup» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

茶杯里的风波
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tormenta en un vaso
570 millions of speakers

English

storm in a teacup
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक प्याली में तूफान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زوبعة في فنجان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

буря в стакане воды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tempestade em copo d´água
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি teacup মধ্যে ঝড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tempête dans un verre d´eau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ribut di dalam cawan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sturm im Wasserglas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ティーカップでの嵐
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

찻잔 의 폭풍
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Badai ing cangkir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơn bão trong một tách trà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு கன்னத்தில் புயல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक teacup मध्ये वादळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fırtına teakupunda
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tempesta in un bicchier d´acqua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

burza w szklance wody
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

буря в склянці води
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

furtună într- un pahar cu apă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταιγίδα σε ένα φλυτζάνι τσαγιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

storm in ´n koppie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

storm i ett vattenglas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

storm i et vannglass
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of storm in a teacup

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STORM IN A TEACUP»

The term «storm in a teacup» is regularly used and occupies the 66.052 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STORM IN A TEACUP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «storm in a teacup» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «storm in a teacup» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about storm in a teacup

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STORM IN A TEACUP»

Discover the use of storm in a teacup in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to storm in a teacup and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Storm in a Teacup
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: .
Eden Phillpotts, 2013
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A Storm in a Teacup
Samantha Smythe has to look after the children, run the house, be good to her husband, entertain friends, and still find the energy to perform her conjugal rights.
Lucy Cavendish, 2010
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Corpus Linguistics and the Description of English
From Google search on the uk domain, 20 July 2008: first thirty hits Idiom Tokens storm in a teacup miserable storm in a teacup 1 storm in a British tea cup 1 storm in a D cup 1 storm in a DD cup 1 storm in a dVb cup 1 storm in a Royal D cup 1 ...
Hans Lindquist, 2009
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Jumpstart! Poetry: Games and Activities for Ages 7-12
Then combine, using the same pattern as 'storm in a teacup'. Pretend that at In the night kitchen we had – A storm in. To let off steam To have a frog in the throat She drove me up the wall Let's strike while the iron is hot Storm in a teacup To kill  ...
Pie Corbett, 2008
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Words and Their Meaning
There is no such parallel between 'kick the bucket' and die, still less between ' storm in a teacup' and 'unwarranted fuss'. The essential feature of an idiom is its non-literal, metaphorical meaning. The meaning of an idiom is not the sum of the  ...
Howard Jackson, 2014
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Lu Hsün's Vision of Reality
... 163 Sendai, 69-75 Seven-Pounder ("Storm in a Teacup"), 212, 214, 225-226; wife of, 212-215, 219, 224 Seventh Gentlemen ("Divorce"), 216-218 Seventh Master Chao ("Storm in a Teacup"), 212-214, 225 Shan-yin district, 4 Shanghai, 96, ...
William A. Lyell, 1976
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The Man who Loved Children
She did not laugh at the words 'a storm in a teacup.'” You feel an astonished satisfaction at the swift and fatal conclusiveness, the real poetry—the concentration of experience into a strange and accurate, resonant image—of such a passage.
Christina Stead, 2010
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The Unofficial Guide to Britain's Best Days Out, Theme Parks ...
Storm in a Teacup 'ki' What it is Funfair—type spinning ride. Scope and Scale Minor attraction. Height requirement Under 2'11" (0.9 m) must ride with an adult. Fright potential None, but may cause motion sickness in those so prone. When to  ...
Bob Sehlinger, 2011
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English Idioms in Use Advanced with Answers
1 Don't worry, it's just a storm in a teacup. 2 He wants to borrow a lot of money to go travelling, but paying it back could become an albatross around his neck. 3 Why are you just getting a new fridge and cooker? Why not go the whole hog and  ...
Felicity O'Dell, Michael McCarthy, 2010
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Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men
(David McKenna, A Storm in a Teacup, Channel 4 1993) From descriptions of the differences of 'West End' and 'East End' Polari by Michael and David, it appears that, of the two, the West End Polari was less complex, derived mainly from ...
Paul Baker, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STORM IN A TEACUP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term storm in a teacup is used in the context of the following news items.
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Storm in a teacup for Bromwich: Bellamy
Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy has praised the NRL judiciary's swift decision to clear Storm prop Jesse Bromwich of biting St George Illawarra's Josh Dugan. «TVNZ, Jul 15»
2
Storm in a Teacup exhibition explores Australia's relationship with …
Storm in a Teacup at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery features 53 works by 36 artists including Charles Blackman, John Perceval and Rosalie ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
3
Causing a stir: Storm in a teacup exhibition traces our love affair with …
When curator Wendy Garden started researching the topic for a new exhibition of tea-related artworks called Storm in a Teacup, she discovered there was more ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Storm in a teacup: Fury as Marks & Spencer REFUSE to give elderly …
IF there was ever a real-life storm in a teacup, then this is it. By Levi Winchester Levi Winchester. PUBLISHED: 00:00, Mon, Jul 13, 2015 | UPDATED: 13:13, Mon, ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Typhoon Chan-hom slams eastern China
The storm's center is forecast to stay in the East China Sea and weaken ... the South China Morning Post newspaper to describe it as a "storm in a teacup.". «Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3, Jul 15»
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Storm in a teacup as Typhoon Linfa weakens and moves away from …
It was a storm in a teacup on Thursday as the No 8 typhoon signal was raised for the first time this year, but lasted barely six hours without bringing the severe ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
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Moss Plane Passenger: It Was Storm In A Teacup
Moss Plane Passenger: It Was Storm In A Teacup. A woman on the same flight back from Turkey as the supermodel says "you would not have known she was ... «Sky News, Jun 15»
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'Top 10 Criminals' Google Search Results Showing Narendra Modi …
... Google Search Results Showing Narendra Modi: Storm in a Teacup ... of the words 'Top Indian' and 'Criminals' will stir up an Internet storm 11 months later. «NDTV, Jun 15»
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Storm in a teacup: Getting Land and GST bills passed vital for Modi …
The first two days of the coming week will decide what the Modi government can list as its major achievements on completion of one year in office. On Saturday ... «Firstpost, May 15»
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The Twitter storm in a teacup
The difference with a Twitter storm is that a Twitter storm often involves a handful of people no one has ever heard of with bugger-all Twitter followers. The Twitter ... «The Daily Telegraph, May 15»

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