Weather & nature

A storm in a teacup

A lot of anger or worry about something that is not important.

Examples

The argument about the office fridge was just a storm in a teacup.
Everyone was upset about the new logo for a day, but it turned out to be a storm in a teacup.

How to use it

British English. In American English: a tempest in a teapot.

make a mountain out of a molehillTreat a small problem as if it were a very serious one.