the calm before the storm

a quiet period immediately before a period of great activity or trouble the lull before the storm For most teachers, the days just before the school year begins are the calm before the storm.

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marlene	mahr-LE-nə (German), MAHR-leen (English)	German, English
Kreskes	-	Biblical Greek
Bartolo	-	Italian
Balchin	['bɔ:ltʃin]
Ling	-	Chinese
Enni	EN-nee	Finnish