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storm verb 1 in hot rodding, to perform very well US, 1965. 2 to attend a party to which you are not invited TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1969
idiomstorma storm in a teacup BrEBrEused in order to say that people are treating a small problem, argument etc as if it is a very large or important one:Councillor McAughtrie has dismissed criticism of his actions as "a storm in a teacup".Although both banks are trying to present the disagreement as a storm in a teacup, insiders say that the situation could turn nasty.AmE = a tempestin a teapottake sth by stormto be extremely successful or popular in a particular place, group, or organization:The peak of Gorbachov's popularity came in 1988, when he visited the US and took New York by storm.Skunk Anansi's new album took the charts by storm, going straight in at number one.weather the storm(also ride (out) the storm)to experience a difficult situation without being too badly affected by it ◆ often used in business and politics:Armed guards sealed off the city centre as riots broke out in the streets and the Albanian leadership tried to weather the storm.So far the company has weathered the storm of criticism by environmental protesters, but more and more people are starting to question its methods.The government last night seemed determined to ride out the storm surrounding the repatriation of asylum seekers under immigration rules.
See:- a port in a storm
- a storm in a teacup
- a storm in a teakettle
- a storm in a teapot
- a storm is brewing
- After a storm comes a calm
- any port in a storm
- bake up a storm
- be in the eye of the storm
- be storming mad
- blow up a storm
- brainstorm
- breed up a storm
- calm before the storm
- calm before the storm, the
- come up a storm
- dance up a storm
- dance, talk, etc. up a storm
- eye of the hurricane
- go down a storm
- in the eye of the storm
- kick up a fuss
- kick up a storm
- lull before the storm
- perfect storm
- port in a/the storm
- ride out the storm
- ride out/weather the storm
- sing up a storm
- storm around
- storm at
- storm at (someone or something)
- storm clouds
- storm in
- storm into (some place)
- storm is brewing
- storm off
- storm out
- storm out of (some place)
- storm out of the blocks
- storm out of the traps
- storming mad
- take (someone, something, or some place) by storm
- take by storm
- take by storm, to
- take somebody/something by storm
- take something by storm
- take somewhere by storm
- talk up a storm
- tempest in a teapot
- the calm after a storm
- the calm before the storm
- the calm/lull before the storm
- the eye of the storm
- the lull before the storm
- there's storm brewing
- tweetstorm
- up a storm
- weather the storm
- weather the storm, to
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