eye of the storm
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- noun
- /aɪ ʌv ðə stɔrm/
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ojo del huracán
- During the hurricane, we experienced a brief respite in the eye of the storm before the winds picked up again.
- a calm in the eye of the storm
- the center of the eye of the storm
- the eye of the storm passed
So, you know, I had courtside seats to see really great people be in the eye of the storm.
- So, you know, I had courtside seats to see really great people be in the eye of the storm.
- Some of you in the eye of the storm now, things going to happen.
- Painting the eye of the storm on a shield, cutting the trickster out of black and blue paper and lashing him with glue to the mast of his last ship.
Examples
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I longed to be on one of those planes that flew into the eye of the storm, buffeted by winds, shaken as if by a giant's hand, to emerge into that perfect calm of the eye with clouds piled high all around.
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The eye of the storm has passed, and we're 40 miIes from Manhattan.
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We're only in the eye of the storm.
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We're in the eye of the storm.
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We're going into the eye of the storm.
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The worst will be early tomorrow morning when the eye of the storm comes in.
Blog text (22) -
The current storm track puts the eye of the storm directly over Central New York later this week.
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As of right now, I'm protected in the eye of the storm, so to speak, so...
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Considering we are located in the 'eye of the storm,' ours was an especially important mission.
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Forecasters are predicting the eye of the storm will cross Pele by late this afternoon.
Synonyms
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The calm center of an area surrounded by strong wind or activity
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A calm, clear area at the centre of a hurricane surrounded by strong winds
Antonyms
How Calm
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the calm area at the center of a storm' is directly built from the constituents: 'eye' as a central part and 'storm' as the surrounding disturbance, so a learner who knows those words can infer the MWE. This construction is also cross-linguistically transparent and frequent in meteorological and metaphorical uses, making it accessible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Eye of the storm comes from the real eye at the center of a big storm, where it is calm while wind and rain move around it, so it now means a quiet or safe time 'in the middle of chaos'.