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What does tempest in a teapot mean?

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Noun
  1. (idiomatic) A major fuss over a trivial matter.
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To some in this small town, it's a tempest in a teapot that smacks of partisan politics.
Bethel further said that it was a tempest in a teapot that would blow over.
A review of the registration process might prove whether this is a tempest in a teapot.
In truth, this whole point seems like a tempest in a teapot.
This is a pretty transparent attempt to parrot the administration line that this is nothing more than another beltway tempest in a teapot.
A more valid criticism, perhaps, is that the report is a tempest in a teapot.

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