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B1🌿 Nature & Weather

Essere una tempesta in un bicchier d'acqua

A storm in a teacup / a big fuss about nothing

Literal Translation

"To be a storm in a glass of water"

What it means

A storm in a teacup / a big fuss about nothing

Example in context

"La lite tra loro era una tempesta in un bicchier d'acqua."

"The argument between them was a storm in a teacup."

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