calm before the storm
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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.
- 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Crow's Nest:
- Calm before the storm, Marines. Enjoy it.
Translations[edit]
peace before a disturbance or crisis
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