Usually means: Much ado about very little.
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  1. tempest in a teapot: Merriam-Webster
  2. tempest in a teapot: Collins English Dictionary
  3. tempest in a teapot: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. tempest in a teapot: Wiktionary
  5. tempest in a teapot: Dictionary.com
  6. Tempest in a teapot: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Tempest in a teapot: World Wide Words

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noun:  (idiomatic) A major fuss over a trivial matter.

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