The sales start on January 1st. The quiet period before that is just the lull before the storm.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
the calm/lull before the storm — a period of quiet that comes before a time of activity, excitement, violence, etc. The college was quiet that morning, but it was the calm before the storm. Thousands of students would arrive later. • • • Main Entry: ↑storm … Useful english dictionary
(the) lull before the storm — the calm/lull/before the storm phrase a quiet time just before problems start Thesaurus: periods of quiet and calmsynonym general periods of timehyponym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
(the) lull before the storm — See: the calm before the storm … New idioms dictionary
(the) calm before the storm — the calm/lull/before the storm phrase a quiet time just before problems start Thesaurus: periods of quiet and calmsynonym general periods of timehyponym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
the calm before the storm — I see storm II the calm (or lull) before the storm a period of unusual tranquility or stability that seems likely to presage difficult times * * * the calm before the storm see ↑storm, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑calm … Useful english dictionary
the lull before the storm — see storm … Useful english dictionary
lull — [[t]lʌ̱l[/t]] lulls, lulling, lulled 1) N COUNT: oft N in n A lull is a period of quiet or calm in a longer period of activity or excitement. There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president. ...a lull in the… … English dictionary
storm — storm1 [ stɔrm ] noun ** 1. ) count an occasion when a lot of rain falls very quickly, often with very strong winds or THUNDER and LIGHTNING: A fierce storm hit the west coast of Florida early this morning. a storm breaks (=begins): A violent… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
storm — I UK [stɔː(r)m] / US [stɔrm] noun Word forms storm : singular storm plural storms ** 1) [countable] an occasion when a lot of rain falls very quickly, often with very strong winds or thunder and lightning a storm breaks (= begins): A violent… … English dictionary
lull — lull1 [lʌl] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from the sound of someone singing to a baby] 1.) to make someone feel calm or as if they want to sleep ▪ The hum of the tyres on the road lulled her to sleep. 2.) to make someone feel safe and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
