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calm before the storm

calm before the storm noun: a period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.

Noun

the calm before the storm (plural calms before storms)

  1. (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.
    • Calm before the storm, Marines. Enjoy it.2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Crow's Nest

calm before the storm meaning in Hindi, Tagalog, Arabic and Vietnamese

calm before the storm in Hindi

peace before a disturbance or crisis
तूफ़ान के पहले की शांति tūfān ke pahle kī śānti

calm before the storm in Tagalog

peace before a disturbance or crisis
nagbabadyang unos

calm before the storm in Arabic

peace before a disturbance or crisis
الْهُدُوء الَّذِي يَسْبِق الْعَاصِفَةَ al-hudūʔ allaḏī yasbiq al-ʕāṣifata

calm before the storm in Vietnamese

peace before a disturbance or crisis
bình yên trước bão

Synonyms of calm before the storm

Forms of calm before the storm

pluralcalms before storms

Questions about calm before the storm

What does calm before the storm mean?
Calm before the storm means a period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.
What is calm before the storm in Hindi?
Calm before the storm in Hindi is तूफ़ान के पहले की शांति (tūfān ke pahle kī śānti). See Calm before the storm meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is calm before the storm?
Calm before the storm is a noun.
What is the plural of calm before the storm?
The plural of calm before the storm is calms before storms.

Words near calm before the storm in the dictionary

  1. callystatins
  2. calm
  3. calm and collected
  4. calm as a cucumber
  5. calm as a millpond
  6. calm before the storm
  7. calm blue ocean
  8. calm down
  9. calm the farm
  10. calm wind
  11. calm winds

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