a storm in a teacup
英 /ə stɔːrm ɪn ə ˈtiːkʌp/
中文釋義
小題大做
A trivial matter that is treated as if it were very important.
常用搭配
- just a storm in a teacup只是小題大做
- turn out a storm in a teacup終成小風波
- another storm in a teacup又一場無謂爭吵
例句
- Their argument was a storm in a teacup.他們的爭吵不過是小題大做。
- The PR team dismissed it as a storm in a teacup.公關團隊把它當作無謂的小風波打發了。