tempest in a teapot

tempest in a teapot {n. phr.}

Great excitement about something not important.

Bess tore her skirt a little and made a tempest in a teapot.

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[teapot] See: [TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[run away with] {v.} 1a. To take quickly and secretly, especially without permission; steal. * /A thief ran away with Grandma's silver teapot./ Syn.: [MAKE OFF]. 1b. To go away […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[tear up] {v.} 1. To dig a hole in; remove the surface of; remove from the surface. * /The city tore up the street to lay a new water pipe./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[skirt around] {v. phr.} To avoid something. * /"Let's not skirt around the facts," said the attorney to his client. "You must tell me the truth."/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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