tempest in a tea cup

[Untaught88]

Hi,

Is "The protest over the retirement was just a tempest in a teacup" correct?

[Piscean]

The BrE version is 'storm in a teacup'.

We would need more context to know if the article before 'retirement' was appropriate.

[Rover_KE]

It's correct, but 'storm in a teacup' is more common. [click]

(cross-posted)

[bubbha]

I read and hear "tempest in a teapot" more often. I like the alliterative nature of the "t" and "p" sounds in the phrase.

I'm American.

[GoesStation]

"Tempest in a teacup" is the only version of this expression I've seen in American English.

[SoothingDave]

"Teapot" here.

[probus]

"Teapot" here.

Yes. "Tempest in a teapot" is what I hear in my dialect.

[ProfPotts]