wo brennt's

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “where is it burning?” === Phrase === wo brennt’s? where's the fire (why are you so agitated or hurried?) ==== Usage notes ==== The German expression usually entails an actual question about the perceived problem. In order to express merely that one thinks the fuss exaggerated, one would normally use other phrases such as warum so aufgeregt? (“why so agitated?”) or wozu die Eile? (“for what the hurry?”).