the calm before the storm
Definition
› a quiet or peaceful period before a period during which there is great activity, argument, or difficulty: I like to get everything done before the guests arrive and relax for a moment in the calm before the storm.Peaceful and tranquil
(Definition of the calm before the storm from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- balm noun (COMFORT)
- coolness noun (CALM)
- incident noun
- lazy adjective
- leisurely adjective
- level adjective (EQUAL)
- low-key adjective
- peace noun (CALM)
- peaceable adjective
- peaceful adjective (NO VIOLENCE)
- quiet adjective
- quieten verb
- quietude noun
- respite noun
- restful adjective
- sequestered adjective
- sleepy adjective (PLACE)
- the dust settles idiom
- tranquil adjective
- tranquillity noun
Topic:
Peaceful and tranquil
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