the eye of the storm



the eye of the storm

the center of a disagreement The man in the eye of the storm is accused of selling secrets to the enemy.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of the eye of the storm (the middle of a mass of severe weather)
See also: eye, of, storm

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
NÎGa-Kurdish
Patrik-Swedish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Hungarian
RuŽIca-Croatian
EufÊMia-Portuguese
Martinamahr-TEE-nah (Italian, Spanish, Dutch), mahr-TEEN-ə (English)German, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, English, Swedish, Dutch, Ancien
WŁOdzisŁAwvwaw-JEE-swahfPolish (Rare)