the calm/lull before the storm

calm before the storm

A period of inactivity or tranquility before something chaotic begins. Likened to a literal period of calm before a storm begins. Oh, this is the calm before the storm—the dinner rush will turn this place into a mad house.

lull before the storm

A period of inactivity or tranquility before something chaotic begins. Likened to a literal period of calm before a storm begins. Oh, this is the lull before the storm—the dinner rush will turn this place into a mad house.

lull before the storm

and calm before the storm

a quiet period just before a period of great activity or excitement. (Literal in reference to weather.) It was very quiet in the cafeteria just before the students came in for lunch. It was the lull before the storm. In the brief calm before the storm, the clerks prepared themselves for the doors to open and bring in thousands of shoppers.

the calm before the storm

the lull before the storm

COMMON You describe a very quiet period as the calm before the storm or the lull before the storm if it is followed by a period of trouble or intense activity. Things are relatively relaxed at the moment, but I think it's probably the calm before the storm. The Emergency Department is fairly quiet, the lull before the storm. Note: This expression can be varied by replacing the storm with another storm or by adding next before storm. The fragile ceasefire may be just the lull before another storm.

the lull (or calm) before the storm

a period of unusual tranquillity or stability that seems likely to presage difficult times.

the ˌcalm/ˌlull before the ˈstorm

(saying) a period of unnatural calm before an attack, violent activity, etc: What the country was experiencing was not peace, but just the calm before another storm.

词组	the calm/lull before the storm
释义	the calm/lull before the storm calm before the storm A period of inactivity or tranquility before something chaotic begins. Likened to a literal period of calm before a storm begins. Oh, this is the calm before the storm—the dinner rush will turn this place into a mad house. See also: before, calm, storm lull before the storm A period of inactivity or tranquility before something chaotic begins. Likened to a literal period of calm before a storm begins. Oh, this is the lull before the storm—the dinner rush will turn this place into a mad house. See also: before, lull, storm Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. lull before the storm and calm before the storm a quiet period just before a period of great activity or excitement. (Literal in reference to weather.) It was very quiet in the cafeteria just before the students came in for lunch. It was the lull before the storm. In the brief calm before the storm, the clerks prepared themselves for the doors to open and bring in thousands of shoppers. See also: before, lull, storm McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. the calm before the storm or the lull before the storm COMMON You describe a very quiet period as the calm before the storm or the lull before the storm if it is followed by a period of trouble or intense activity. Things are relatively relaxed at the moment, but I think it's probably the calm before the storm. The Emergency Department is fairly quiet, the lull before the storm. Note: This expression can be varied by replacing the storm with another storm or by adding next before storm. The fragile ceasefire may be just the lull before another storm. See also: before, calm, storm Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. the lull (or calm) before the storm a period of unusual tranquillity or stability that seems likely to presage difficult times. See also: before, lull, storm Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary the ˌcalm/ˌlull before the ˈstorm (saying) a period of unnatural calm before an attack, violent activity, etc: What the country was experiencing was not peace, but just the calm before another storm. See also: before, calm, lull, storm Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: calm before the storm calm before the storm, the the calm before the storm be in the calm before the storm in the calm before the storm lull before the storm the lull before the storm after the party is over cooler heads will prevail calm your tits
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