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the eye of the hurricane

1. Literally, a place of calm in the center of a hurricane. (The "eye" is the center of a storm, which rotates around a central point.) I think we're in the eye of the hurricane and that these winds are going to get worse.

2. By extension, a calm period before something worsens. Sadly, that ceasefire was just the eye of the hurricane—enemy troops bombed one of our ports days later.

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, hurricane, of

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Caught by the eye of the hurricane, the community lost much of its tree canopy and suffered damage to most of its houses.

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Her first collection of poetry, The Eye of the Hurricane, appeared the following year.

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Putnam's Sons, 1972), Jackie Robinson's candid and insightful autobiography, offers a personal account of the events that led to his historic breakthrough, as well as his impressions of what it was like to live in the eye of the hurricane of publicity and public frenzy that attended his ascent to the major leagues.

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So, find your center wherever you are, whether you have interruptions by social media, your kids, or an elder you're taking care of, Look inside; look deeper to find the eye of the hurricane.

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