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词组 the eye of the storm
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Idiom
the eye of the storm
the center of a disagreement.
The man in the eye of the storm is accused of selling secrets to the enemy.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of the eye of the storm (= the middle of a mass of severe weather)

the eye of the storm

The center of a tumultuous situation, typically a conflict of some kind. The phrase alludes to the center of an actual storm, such as a hurricane, which rotates around a central point. I had no idea when I walked into that meeting that I'd be stepping into the eye of the storm—Bernice and Terri were already at each other's throats.

the eye of the storm

1 the calm region at the centre of a storm or hurricane. 2 the most intense part of a tumultous situation.
2 1998 Times He [ Mr Yeltsin ] was now our heroic figure in the eye of the storm, preaching defiance…from the top of a tank outside the White House.
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