the calm/lull before the storm
noun phrase
: a period of quiet that comes before a time of activity, excitement, violence, etc.
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The stews Danni and Diana are relieved to be getting along so well, even if to us viewers this is obviously the calm before the storm.
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Emma Soren, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
The Emmy winner shared her perspective on the calm before the storm in a minute-long video shared to X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday evening.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
Easy is comfortable in his 50th year, but for a man like him, this is just the calm before the storm.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
The apparent quiet in Iraq could well turn out to be the calm before the storm.
—Michael Knights, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2023
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Emma Soren, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
The Emmy winner shared her perspective on the calm before the storm in a minute-long video shared to X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday evening.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
Easy is comfortable in his 50th year, but for a man like him, this is just the calm before the storm.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
The apparent quiet in Iraq could well turn out to be the calm before the storm.
—Michael Knights, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2023
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