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calm before the storm |
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the calm before the storm a peaceful and quiet period before a period of activity or trouble. The family are arriving this afternoon so I'm just sitting down with a cup of coffee, enjoying the calm before the storm. the calm before the storm a quiet period immediately before a period of great activity or trouble. For most teachers, the days just before the school year begins are the calm before the storm. |
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As yet the forces, from whose linking the lightning springs, were held apart, and the silence of nature proclaimed the calm before the storm. |
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calm before the storm
