storm in a tea-kettle

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英文释义

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  1. Alternative form of storm in a teacup: synonym of tempest in a teapot. alt-of,alternative
    — 1887, Henry Theophilus Finck, Romantic Love and Personal Beauty http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=OCLC05256148&id=iUX9lud1mrwC&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&sig=Hz9EJd0U5Z51aRkXejYI8HqTITw But this momentary ebullition of feeling is but a storm in a tea-kettle compared to the ferocity of a jealous lover seeking to devour his rival.
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