A storm in a teacup - Idiomatically

English

Meaning

Making a big deal over a trivial matter.

Equivalent idioms in other languages

This is how you express this idiom across languages and locales.

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Arabic
يعمل من الحبة قبة
Makes a dome out of a grain
Armenian
լվից ուղտ շինել
To make a camel out of a louse
Chinese
小題大作
to make a big work out of a small topic
Danish
gøre en myg til en elefant
Turn a mosquito into an elephant
Dutch
Van een mug een olifant maken
To make an elephant out of a mosquito
English
Make a mountain out of a molehill
German
aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen
Make an elephant out of a mosquito
Greek
Κάνω την τρίχα τριχιά
Make a thick rope from a hair
Hindi
राई का पहाड़ बनाना
Making a mountain of a mustard seed.
Italian
Fare di una mosca un elefante
To make an elephant out of a mosquito
Korean
견문발검
See a mosquito and draw a sword
Portuguese
fazer tempestade em copo d'água
Make a storm in a glass of water
Russian
делать из мухи слона
To make an elephant of a fly
Spanish
Ahogarse en un vaso de agua
To drown in a glass of water
Swedish
Göra en höna av en fjäder
To make a hen out of a feather