teapot
(tiːpɒt ) also tea pot
Word forms: teapots
1. countable noun B2
A teapot is a container with a lid, a handle, and a spout, used for making and serving tea.
2. a tempest in a teapot phrase regional note: in BRIT, use a storm in a teacup
If you describe a situation as a tempest in a teapot, you think that a lot of fuss is being made about something that is not important. [US]
On Capitol Hill, senators today appear to view the matter as something of a tempest in a teapot.
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Idioms:
a tempest in a teapot [US]
something that is not important but that people are making a lot of unnecessary fuss about. The usual British expression is a storm in a teacup.
`It's a tempest in a teapot,' he said of the controversy over the painting.
Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Translations:
Chinese: 茶壶
Japanese: ティーポット