Word info

calm before the storm

Noun

Meaning

the calm before the storm (plural calms before storms)

(idiomatic) A period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.

The meeting may be peaceful now, but this is only the calm before the storm.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Temporary safety is not the same as long-term security. A false sense of security is like the calm before the storm. Newton Lee

I couldn't have asked for a better kid. She's our own little Buddha baby so far. I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop to tell you the truth. It's like the calm before the storm. Ana Ortiz

A bit of calm before the stormSource: Internet

Calm Before the Storm: Fatigued BLM Firefighters taking a break after a fire in Oregon in 2008 * Firefighting. Source: Internet

"It's the calm before the storm," she said. Source: Internet

The Official Tumblr of Riverdale on The CW - The calm before the storm. Source: Internet

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