| 词组 | the lull before the storm |
| 释义 | Idiom the lull before the storm See:the calm before the stormlull before the stormA 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 stormand calm before the storma 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 lull (or calm) before the storma 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. |
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