Speaker 1: Hey, I wanna thank you for finding Arrow dot net
aar r Oe dot net. It's not a podcast, it's
a podcast network that features twenty different podcasts, such as
something our parents would say, you know, all those wild
things that would come from out of nowhere. Believe it
or not, it's not about the now. These things have
been around for centuries. Something our parents would say, Only
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your exploration those old sayings, idioms, phrases. You know, the
things your family and friends usually came up with. And
it came from out of nowhere, and even sometimes sometimes
it made sense. But they had to start somewhere, right,
I mean, who, what, where, why, when? And how? Some
of these old saints are not only ancient, but they
still carry a powerful punch even today. In fact, I
live by one of those old saints. Winning is a choice.
The goal of these episodes is to help preserve not
only a language, but lessons in life. My name is Arrow.
A storm in a tea cup? Huh? Before digging into this,
let's show some respect to our imaginations for clearly coming
up with something like a storm in a tea cup.
I mean, did people of the past invent a language
long gone and nearly forgotten. A storm in a tea
cup It actually means making a big deal out of
something that's very small. So much emotion, noise, drama, and
other issues unfold while caught up in a storm in
a tea cup. The phrase is very British today, Were
you shocked? This hails from the nineteenth century. Britain's love
their tea and it's amazingly valuable to them. Our thoughts
can be vast and violent over something. A simple cup
of tea could have actually calmed down A storm and
a cup first made its presence in eighteen seventeen thanks
to author William Kobey. But but, but but Deeper history
uncovers the legendary a Roman writer Serio using it in
his Latin phrase to stir up waves in a ladle.
The storm is when you stir. Why does a storm
in a teacup actually work well? It's visual as well
as understandable. It mocks the use of excess emotions. It
fits well with all centuries. People didn't stop using it
because it's everyday conversation. It's language that evolved around us
rather than finding calm. Though today I think we're investing
more in conflict, A storm in a tea cup called conflict.
I'm not buying that. Let me go get a cup
of tea. I'm errow. And that's something our parents would say.