- a storm in a tea-cup (or teacup)
- буpя в cтaкaнe вoды [этим. фp. c лaт.]; cм. тж. a tempest in a teapot'Perhaps it is a storm in a teacup,' said Crawford... 'Still we must try and calm things down' (C. P. Snow)
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a storm in a tea-cup (or teacup)
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tea·cup — /ˈtiːˌkʌp/ noun, pl cups [count] : a small cup used for drinking tea a storm in a teacup see ↑storm, 1 … Useful english dictionary
teacup — tea|cup [ˈti:kʌp] n a cup that you serve tea in →storm in a teacup at ↑storm1 (5) … Dictionary of contemporary English
teacup — [[t]ti͟ːkʌp[/t]] teacups also tea cup 1) N COUNT A teacup is a cup that you use for drinking tea. 2) PHRASE: PHR after v, v link PHR If you describe a situation as a storm in a teacup, you think that a lot of fuss is being made about something… … English dictionary
teacup — /tee kup /, n. 1. a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size. 2. a teacupful. 3. tempest in a teacup or teapot, a disturbance or uproar about little or nothing: The fight over who should become the next assistant treasurer of … Universalium
teacup — /ˈtikʌp/ (say teekup) noun 1. a cup designed for the drinking of tea, usually standing on a saucer and often part of a set of such cups and saucers, and tea things. 2. a teacupful. –phrase 3. a storm in a teacup, a great deal of fuss arising out… …
teacup — noun (C) a cup that you serve tea in see also: storm in a teacup storm 1 (4) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
teacup — UK [ˈtiːˌkʌp] / US [ˈtɪˌkʌp] noun [countable] Word forms teacup : singular teacup plural teacups a cup for drinking tea • See: storm I … English dictionary
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