tempest in a teapot / teakettle

/tˈɛmpəst ɪn ɐ tˈiːpɒt tˈiːkɛtəl/

/tˈɛmpəst ɪn ɐ tˈiːpɑːt tˈiːkɛɾəl/

an overly angry or worried reaction over something unimportant

Examples

1. I really think you're making a tempest in a teapot over this.

2. If you ask me, these protests are nothing but a tempest in a teakettle that's been stoked by a media campaign of misinformation.

3. But when all is said and done, it's something of a tempest in a teapot in my view.

4. I think tempest in a teapot pretty well sums up that.