大山鳴動

たいざんめいどう

big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing

Also written 泰山鳴動、太山鳴動

Meanings

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothingFour-character idiom

Example sentences

大山鳴動たいざんめいどうしてねずみ一匹いっぴき。

The mountains have brought forth a mouse.
大騒おおさわぎした割わりには、大山鳴動たいざんめいどうして鼠ねずみ一匹いっぴきということになったようだね。

Everybody was so up in arms but it seems they got all panicky about nothing.