NEW IDIOMS.............( Research by Pun )

" Storm in a teacup " is an out-dated idiom , which has been recently replaced by the much more meaningful phrase  " bridgemate across the table ".
This new idiom represents a much more amusing use of hyperbole to point out the absurdity of a situation. At the risk of stating the obvious , a harmless movement of a bridgemate across a table is not quite the same as a bridgemate being thrown ( with real force ) at an opponent with the clear intent to cause actual, possibly grievous , bodily harm. Nevertheless, the very circumstances in which bridgemates can be moved across a table can vary immensely ,  given the possible range of deviations , or should I say elevations , from the accepted code of conduct and air traffic controls . 
Flight paths which have entered well established no-fly zones might well cause minor ructions based on alleged offence of violating one's air space. Nevertheless a bridgemate across a table , just like a storm in a teacup , is in reality making a big deal over nothing.... or similarly making huge waves over something of little consequence.