teacup
(tiːkʌp ) also tea-cup
Word forms: teacups
1. countable noun A1
A teacup is a cup that you use for drinking tea.
2. a storm in a teacup phrase regional note: in AM, use a tempest in a teapot
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. [British]
Both are trying to present the disagreement as a storm in a teacup.
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Idioms:
a storm in a teacup [British]
said to mean that something is not very important but people are making a lot of unnecessary fuss about it. The usual American expression is a tempest in a teapot.
I know how much Ella likes you. I'm sure this disagreement is all a storm in a teacup. It'll blow over in no time.
Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Translations:
Chinese: 茶杯
Japanese: ティーカップ
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