perfect storm
Speech parts
1. perfect storm - Noun
2. perfect storm - Phrase
Meaning
(meteorology, informal) A powerful hurricane or other major weather disturbance, especially as produced by a combination of meteorological conditions.
(figuratively, by extension) A situation whereby several problems come together and make everything worse.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgSynonyms
Examples
We are in fact now living in the conditions of a perfect storm and the moment of truth, that very storm and moment of truth that will ensure and protect our interests, and make it so that your lives are better, more comfortable, more stable, and more secure.
A perfect storm is in the making: financial uncertainty, economic downturn, government cuts, rising unemployment and a future that looks less clear the more we try to fathom it.
Radio is aimed at the 30-year-old market, so you have to have great music and appeal to get that age group. And you need a record company to believe in you. It's like a bit of the perfect storm.
The artist’s inner turmoil is equally evident in a work titled “The Perfect Storm.”