ahogarse en un vaso de agua*

* to drown in a glass of water

Spanish Spanish speaking countries

Expression USED Very frequently BY everybody

When a person is being dramatically negative and cannot see a solution to their very insignificant problem.

"Qué le pasa a Jaime? Parece que se va a acabar el mundo." "Perdió el autobús." "Este chico se ahoga en un vaso de agua."

"What's wrong with James? It looks like he's devastated." "He missed the bus." "This guy drowns in a glass of water."