calm before the storm
暴風(fēng)雨前的寧靜
書面·表示暴風(fēng)雨前的寧靜
英文釋義
the peaceful period right before a chaotic or challenging situation
例句
The office was quiet this morning, but everyone knew it was the calm before the storm of the quarterly report.
典故來源
源自自然現(xiàn)象,暴風(fēng)雨來臨前通常有一段平靜期,后比喻重大混亂或沖突前的短暫安寧。