Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are a tempest and hailstorm.
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Tempest
/ˈtɛm.pəst/
Synonyms for "tempest" (85 found)
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Strong matches (26)
disturbanceequinoctialeruptionexplosionfermentfitflare upflare-upfoul weathergalegusthalf a galeheavy blowhurly-burlyhurricaneill windill-windirruptionline squallline storm
Noun(3 words)
Related words (42)
passionperturbationrainstormriotrough weatherseizuresnowstormspasmsquallsquall linestormstorm windstormy weatherstormy windsstrong windtempestuous ragetempestuous windthick squallthundersquallthunderstorm
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15 entriescommotiondisruptiondisturbanceemotional stateflutterhoo-hahoo-hahhurly burlykerfufflemeteorological eventnatural phenomenonsocial phenomenonto-doweather phenomenonwindstorm
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7 entriesCollocations
5 entriesfierce tempestgreat tempesttempest-tossed shiptempestuous weatherviolent tempest
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2 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
It's a tempest in a teapot.
Source: tatoeba (1598345)
Here AEolus within a dungeon vast / the sounding tempest and the struggling blast / bends to his sway and bridles them with chains.
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So, when the tempest bursting wakes the war, / the justling winds in conflict rave and roar, / South, West and East upon his orient car, / the lashed woods howl, and with his trident hoar / Nereus in foam upheaves the watery floor.
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