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eye of the hurricane

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eye of the hurricane and eye of the storm 
1. Lit. the area of calm in the center of a tornado, hurricane, or cyclone. It is calm and peaceful in the eye of the storm.
2. Fig. a temporary peaceful time amidst more trouble and strife yet to come. Don't relax. This is the eye of the storm. The lunch hour rush is over, but the dinner rush will start soon.
See also: eye


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We are at the eye of the hurricane because the centres of activity for international terrorism are right in our backyard.
Elliot wrote the plays No Mean Fighter, Eye of the Hurricane and the autobiographical Glasgow Boy.
The stock market was eerily calm last Friday, but we're really only in the eye of the hurricane.
 
 
 
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