the calm before the storm

المعنى

a quiet period just before trouble or great activity

فترة هدوء تسبق اضطرابا أو نشاطا كبيرا.

أمثلة

1. 1The office is quiet this morning, but it's the calm before the storm: the auditors arrive at noon.
2. 2The first week of the school holidays was the calm before the storm; then all four cousins came to stay.
3. 3Enjoy the empty shop while you can — it's the calm before the storm, and the sale starts at nine.
4. 4Everyone slept well the night before the big move, but it was only the calm before the storm.
5. 5Dad went very still when he opened the phone bill — the calm before the storm, we all knew.

القواعد

يأتي عادة بعد be أو feel like. تبقى the قبل كل من الاسمين؛ وcalm هنا اسم.