when the dust has settled



when the dust has settled

Also, after or once the dust settles . When matters have calmed down, as in The merger is complete, and when the dust has settled we can start on new projects. This idiom uses dust in the sense of "turmoil" or "commotion," a usage dating from the first half of the 1800s.
See also: dust, settle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kai (2)KIESwedish
Metodij-Macedonian
PhoebeFEE-bee (English)English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin
BrittonBRIT-ənEnglish
Dosia-Polish
Annick-Breton