The eye of the hurricane In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "the eye of the hurricane", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-09-02 10:09

Meaning of The eye of the hurricane

Synonyms:

eye of the storm

The eye of the hurricane phrase

The middle part of the hurricane as well as the calmest part of it.

 

The weather service has flown its planes into to eye of the hurricane to estimate the ferocity of the storm.

It is common that those are in the eye of the hurricane assume the storm has passed and think it’s safe to go outside.

A peaceful period before something gets worse and worse.
 

I can't relax now because this is just the eye of the hurricane. Only when I take my final test, can I actually free my mind.

This break-time is just the eye of the hurricane because we are about to study with a crotchety teacher in the next lesson.

Origin of The eye of the hurricane

This phrase was formed based on the fact that image of a hurricane from above looks like the eye.

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