{"id":18398,"date":"2026-08-18T15:31:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/?p=18398"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:31:40","slug":"storm-in-a-teacup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartcom.vn\/blog\/storm-in-a-teacup\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm in a teacup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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B\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c tranh c\u00e3i n\u1ea3y l\u1eeda n\u1ed5 ra ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb7t kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n l\u1ea1i l\u1eafng xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra? B\u1ea1n \u0111ang t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u1eeba h\u00f3m h\u1ec9nh, v\u1eeba \u0111\u1eaft gi\u00e1 \u0111\u1ec3 mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng “chuy\u1ec7n b\u00e9 x\u00e9 ra to” \u0111\u00f3 nh\u1eb1m ghi \u0111i\u1ec3m \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng trong b\u00e0i thi IELTS Speaking & Writing? Li\u1ec7u th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef storm in a teacup \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o trong c\u00e2u, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh hay ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch g\u1ecdi kh\u00e1c nhau ra sao cho h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh “tr\u1eadn b\u00e3o trong t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0” n\u00e0y?<\/em><\/p>\n

N\u1ebfu nh\u1eefng th\u1eafc m\u1eafc tr\u00ean \u0111ang l\u00e0m b\u1ea1n t\u00f2 m\u00f2 v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n b\u1ed5 sung ngay m\u1ed9t idiom si\u00eau t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean v\u00e0o v\u1ed1n t\u1eeb c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, th\u00ec c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi chi ti\u1ebft nh\u1ea5t n\u1eb1m ngay trong b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft n\u00e0y!<\/em><\/p>\n

B\u00e0i vi\u1ebft n\u00e0y s\u1ebd gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch chi ti\u1ebft \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef storm in a teacup<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c v\u0103n h\u00f3a th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u1eb1ng sau, ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t bi\u1ebfn th\u1ec3 tempest in a teapot (Anh – M\u1ef9), k\u00e8m b\u00e0i t\u1eadp th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1p \u00e1n gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n n\u1eb1m l\u00f2ng th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 trong 3 ph\u00fat!<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/span>Storm in a teacup ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef “storm in a teacup” mang m\u1ed9t t\u1ea7ng ngh\u0129a h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta ph\u00e2n t\u00edch c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac c\u1ee7a n\u00f3.<\/span><\/p>\n

V\u1ec1 ngh\u0129a \u0111en, “storm” l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn b\u00e3o l\u1edbn v\u1edbi s\u1ea5m ch\u1edbp v\u00e0 gi\u00f3 gi\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3, “a teacup” l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 nh\u1ecf b\u00e9. M\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn b\u00e3o l\u1edbn d\u1eef d\u1ed9i l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb g\u00f3i g\u1ecdn b\u00ean trong m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 nh\u1ecf l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh mang t\u00ednh ph\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ea1i v\u00e0 phi l\u00fd.<\/span><\/p>\n

V\u1ec1 ngh\u0129a b\u00f3ng, “storm in a teacup” d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1edf n\u00ean c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, lo l\u1eafng ho\u1eb7c tranh c\u00e3i n\u1ea3y l\u1eeda v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u1eb7t v\u00e3nh, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 quan tr\u1ecdng. Khi d\u1ecbch sang ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t, th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef n\u00e0y t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u1edbi c\u00e1c c\u00e2u th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef quen thu\u1ed9c nh\u01b0:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Chuy\u1ec7n b\u00e9 x\u00e9 ra to<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Vi\u1ec7c v\u1eb7t h\u00f3a vi\u1ec7c l\u1edbn<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Phong ba b\u00e3o t\u00e1p trong t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • S\u1ef1 t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn v\u00f4 c\u1edb v\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    V\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t ng\u1eef ph\u00e1p, “storm in a teacup” \u0111\u00f3ng vai tr\u00f2 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5m danh t\u1eeb (noun phrase). B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 ng\u1eef ho\u1eb7c t\u00e2n ng\u1eef trong c\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"storm<\/p>\n

    <\/span>Ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c idiom Storm in a teacup<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

    Vi\u1ec7c hi\u1ec3u s\u00e2u v\u1ec1 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t idiom gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n ghi nh\u1edb t\u1eeb v\u1ef1ng l\u00e2u h\u01a1n v\u00e0 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng ch\u00fang m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00dd t\u01b0\u1edfng v\u1ec1 “tr\u1eadn b\u00e3o trong m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt ch\u1ee9a nh\u1ecf” \u0111\u00e3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n t\u1eeb th\u1eddi c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea1i. Nh\u00e0 tri\u1ebft h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb gia La M\u00e3 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng Cicero v\u00e0o n\u0103m 52 tr\u01b0\u1edbc C\u00f4ng nguy\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfng Latinh <\/span>“fluctus in simpulo”<\/span><\/i> (ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 “nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3ng trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00e1o nh\u1ecf”) \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh t\u1ea1o ra nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c tranh lu\u1eadn l\u1edbn t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb7t.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Qua nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ebf k\u1ef7, h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed5i qua nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef v\u00e0 n\u1ec1n v\u0103n h\u00f3a kh\u00e1c nhau t\u1ea1i ch\u00e2u \u00c2u. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi H\u00e0 Lan t\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 “m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn b\u00e3o trong m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc ly n\u01b0\u1edbc”, trong khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p l\u1ea1i s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh “m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn b\u00e3o trong m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc ly”.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Phi\u00ean b\u1ea3n ti\u1ebfng Anh hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i “storm in a teacup” \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi nh\u1eadn ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong c\u00e1c t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m v\u0103n h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Scotland v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 19. C\u1ee5 th\u1ec3, nh\u00e0 v\u0103n John Galt \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng n\u00f3 trong cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft “The Steamboat” xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n n\u0103m 1821. K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3, h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh chi\u1ebfc t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi v\u0103n h\u00f3a th\u01b0\u1edfng tr\u00e0 c\u1ee7a V\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c Anh \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef kinh \u0111i\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a ti\u1ebfng Anh-Anh (British English).<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"ngu\u1ed3n<\/p>\n

    <\/span>C\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef Storm in a teacup<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

    \u0110\u1ec3 \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef n\u00e0y v\u00e0o b\u00e0i thi IELTS Speaking ho\u1eb7c c\u00e1c b\u00e0i lu\u1eadn tr\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1eddng, b\u1ea1n c\u1ea7n n\u1eafm ch\u1eafc c\u00e1c c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac ng\u1eef ph\u00e1p \u0111i k\u00e8m th\u00f4ng d\u1ee5ng nh\u1ea5t.<\/span><\/p>\n

    D\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2u chu\u1ea9n x\u00e1c:<\/span><\/p>\n

    <\/span>S\u1eed d\u1ee5ng v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb “To be”<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

    \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n nh\u1ea5t d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u00ednh ch\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • C\u1ea5u tr\u00fac:<\/b> Something + be + a storm in a teacup.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • V\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/b> Don’t worry about their argument; it’s just a storm in a teacup. (\u0110\u1eebng lo l\u1eafng v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c tranh c\u00e3i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd; \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n b\u00e9 x\u00e9 ra to th\u00f4i).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      <\/span>S\u1eed d\u1ee5ng v\u1edbi c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac “Turn into” ho\u1eb7c “Become”<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

      C\u1ea5u tr\u00fac n\u00e0y m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c nh\u1ecf b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea9y l\u00ean th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u1edbn m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      • C\u1ea5u tr\u00fac:<\/b> Something + turn into \/ become + a storm in a teacup.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • V\u00ed d\u1ee5:<\/b> The minor disagreement between the roomates quickly turned into a storm in a teacup. (S\u1ef1 b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed3ng nh\u1ecf gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u00f9ng ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u00e3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn tranh c\u00e3i n\u1ea3y l\u1eeda kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng c\u00f3).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        <\/span>L\u01b0u \u00fd v\u1ec1 bi\u1ebfn th\u1ec3 qu\u1ed1c gia<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
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        • Ti\u1ebfng Anh-Anh (British English):<\/b> S\u1eed d\u1ee5ng “storm in a teacup”.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Ti\u1ebfng Anh-M\u1ef9 (American English):<\/b> S\u1eed d\u1ee5ng “tempest in a teapot”.<\/span>
          \n<\/span>C\u1ea3 hai c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t \u00fd ngh\u0129a, nh\u01b0ng “storm in a teacup” ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn h\u01a1n trong c\u00e1c gi\u00e1o tr\u00ecnh qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          \"c\u00e1ch<\/p>\n

          <\/span>C\u1ee5m t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed3ng ngh\u0129a v\u1edbi Storm in a teacup<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

          K\u1ef9 n\u0103ng Paraphrase (di\u1ec5n \u0111\u1ea1t l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed3ng ngh\u0129a) l\u00e0 y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t band \u0111i\u1ec3m cao trong IELTS. H\u00e3y b\u1ecf t\u00fai ngay c\u00e1c c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed3ng ngh\u0129a d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111a d\u1ea1ng h\u00f3a v\u1ed1n t\u1eeb c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh:<\/span><\/p>\n

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          • Make a mountain out of a molehill:<\/b> Bi\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u1ed5 chu\u1ed9t ch\u0169i th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn n\u00fai (T\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng ngh\u0129a “chuy\u1ec7n b\u00e9 x\u00e9 ra to”).<\/span><\/li>\n
          • Blow something out of proportion:<\/b> Th\u1ed5i ph\u1ed3ng m\u1ed9t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qu\u00e1 th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf (C\u1ee5m \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 \u0103n \u0111i\u1ec3m trong IELTS Writing Task 2).<\/span><\/li>\n
          • Much ado about nothing:<\/b> L\u00e0m qu\u00e1 l\u00ean v\u00ec m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u (T\u00ean m\u1ed9t v\u1edf k\u1ecbch n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a Shakespeare).<\/span><\/li>\n
          • A lot of fuss about nothing:<\/b> R\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u s\u1ef1 \u1ed3n \u00e0o, h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n v\u00f4 \u00edch cho m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u00f4 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Vi\u1ec7c \u0111an xen c\u00e1c c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y trong qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh n\u00f3i v\u00e0 vi\u1ebft s\u1ebd gi\u00fap b\u00e0i l\u00e0m c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n uy\u1ec3n chuy\u1ec3n, tr\u00e1nh l\u1ed7i l\u1eb7p t\u1eeb v\u00e0 ghi \u0111i\u1ec3m tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi gi\u00e1m kh\u1ea3o.<\/span><\/p>\n

            \"c\u1ee5m<\/p>\n

            <\/span>M\u1eabu h\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Storm in a teacup<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

            H\u00e3y c\u00f9ng xem c\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9 \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef n\u00e0y v\u00e0o hai ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a h\u1ecdc sinh, sinh vi\u00ean.<\/span><\/p>\n

            Ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh 1: Cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u00e0y<\/span><\/p>\n

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            • Minh:<\/b> Did you hear about the massive argument between Lan and Hoa this morning? They were shouting at each other in the hallway!<\/span><\/li>\n
            • Tu\u1ea5n:<\/b> Oh, I know. It was all because Lan forgot to return Hoa’s blue pen. It\u2019s just <\/span>a storm in a teacup<\/b>. They will be best friends again by tomorrow.<\/span><\/li>\n
            • Minh:<\/b> Really? I thought it was something much more serious. What a relief!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Ng\u1eef c\u1ea3nh 2: C\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u1eabu trong IELTS Speaking Part 1 (Topic: Crowded places)<\/span><\/p>\n

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              • Examiner:<\/b> Do you like going to crowded places?<\/span><\/li>\n
              • Candidate:<\/b> To be honest, I generally avoid packed places because they make me feel overwhelmed. However, last month I had to go to a crowded shopping mall to buy a gift. There was a huge crowd gathering because two people were arguing over a parking slot. Everyone was filming, but in my opinion, it was just <\/span>a storm in a teacup<\/b> that could have been resolved with a simple apology.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                \"m\u1eabu<\/p>\n

                <\/span>B\u00e0i t\u1eadp v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

                H\u00e3y r\u00e8n luy\u1ec7n ngay ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c v\u1eeba h\u1ecdc qua hai b\u00e0i t\u1eadp nh\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1eafc s\u00e2u c\u00e1ch \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng v\u00e0o th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf.<\/span><\/p>\n

                B\u00e0i t\u1eadp 1: \u0110i\u1ec1n t\u1eeb th\u00edch h\u1ee3p v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 tr\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh c\u00e2u<\/span><\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. The media made a huge deal out of the celebrity’s minor mistake, but it was just a storm in a __________.<\/span><\/li>\n
                2. Instead of resolving the issue quietly, they turned it __________ a storm in a teacup.<\/span><\/li>\n
                3. Don’t make a __________ out of a molehill; it is not a big deal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  B\u00e0i t\u1eadp 2: D\u1ecbch c\u00e1c c\u00e2u sau sang ti\u1ebfng Anh (S\u1eed d\u1ee5ng idiom \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc)<\/span><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. \u0110\u1eebng lo l\u1eafng v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec3m s\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0i ki\u1ec3m tra th\u1eed, \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n b\u00e9 x\u00e9 ra to th\u00f4i.<\/span><\/li>\n
                  2. Cu\u1ed9c tranh lu\u1eadn v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c ch\u1ecdn m\u00e0u cho \u00e1o l\u1edbp \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn l\u1edbn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng c\u00f3.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    \u0110\u00e1p \u00e1n g\u1ee3i \u00fd<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                    B\u00e0i t\u1eadp 1:<\/b><\/p>\n

                      \n
                    1. teacup (ho\u1eb7c teapot n\u1ebfu d\u00f9ng v\u0103n phong M\u1ef9)<\/span><\/li>\n
                    2. into<\/span><\/li>\n
                    3. mountain<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      B\u00e0i t\u1eadp 2:<\/b><\/p>\n

                        \n
                      1. Don’t worry about the mock test score; it’s just a storm in a teacup.<\/span><\/li>\n
                      2. The argument over choosing the color for the class uniform turned into a storm in a teacup.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        <\/span>T\u1ed5ng k\u1ebft<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

                        Th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef “storm in a teacup” l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u0169 kh\u00ed ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef \u0111\u1eafc l\u1ef1c gi\u00fap c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n h\u1ecdc sinh, sinh vi\u00ean l\u00e0m cho v\u0103n phong n\u00f3i v\u00e0 vi\u1ebft ti\u1ebfng Anh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u1edf n\u00ean t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean, gi\u00e0u h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u00e0 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c h\u01a1n. Vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 c\u00e1c idiom n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n t\u1ef1 tin v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua ti\u00eau ch\u00ed Lexical Resource trong k\u1ef3 thi IELTS m\u00e0 c\u00f2n gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n hi\u1ec3u s\u00e2u h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 v\u0103n h\u00f3a giao ti\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9.<\/span><\/p>\n

                        H\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u00e0 luy\u1ec7n thi IELTS l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh d\u00e0i c\u1ea7n s\u1ef1 ki\u00ean tr\u00ec t\u00edch l\u0169y t\u1eebng ng\u00e0y. \u0110\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n nh\u1ecf ban \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t “tr\u1eadn b\u00e3o trong t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0” l\u00e0m b\u1ea1n n\u1ea3n l\u00f2ng.<\/span><\/p>\n

                        N\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n \u0111ang t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t l\u1ed9 tr\u00ecnh h\u1ecdc IELTS to\u00e0n di\u1ec7n, cam k\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea7u ra v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp b\u1edfi \u0111\u1ed9i ng\u0169 chuy\u00ean gia gi\u00e0u kinh nghi\u1ec7m, h\u00e3y \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd nh\u1eadn t\u01b0 v\u1ea5n l\u1ed9 tr\u00ecnh c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n h\u00f3a mi\u1ec5n ph\u00ed t\u1ea1i trung t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ngay h\u00f4m nay. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u00f9ng b\u1ea1n bi\u1ebfn m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau band \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u01a1 \u01b0\u1edbc th\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                        B\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c tranh c\u00e3i n\u1ea3y l\u1eeda n\u1ed5 ra ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb7t kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n l\u1ea1i l\u1eafng xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra? B\u1ea1n \u0111ang t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u1eeba h\u00f3m h\u1ec9nh, v\u1eeba \u0111\u1eaft gi\u00e1 \u0111\u1ec3 mi\u00eau […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":18399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ielts-vocabulary"],"yoast_head":"\nStorm in a teacup l\u00e0 g\u00ec | \u00dd ngh\u0129a v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"B\u00e0i vi\u1ebft n\u00e0y Smartcom gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u1ec1 c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb storm in a teacup c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch, n\u00eau ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c, c\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng, v\u00ed d\u1ee5 v\u00e0 b\u00e0i t\u1eadp v\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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