the eye of the storm
Meaning: The center of a crisis; sometimes a brief calm in the middle of it.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “As the minister in charge, she found herself in the eye of the storm.”
Category: Nature
Origin: The eye of a hurricane is the calm area at its center, surrounded by the worst winds. The figurative use is common from the 20th century.
Equivalents in other languages
- Portuguese: olho da tempestade — literally: eye of the storm
More idioms — Nature
- fight fire with fire — To respond to an attack with the same methods.
- in broad daylight — Openly, during the day, when anyone could see.
- wish the ground would swallow one up — To feel so embarrassed that one wants to disappear.
- push up daisies — To be dead and buried.
- gild the lily — To spoil something already perfect by adding to it.
- lightning never strikes twice — An unusual event, lucky or unlucky, is unlikely to happen again in the same way.
More English idioms
- poor as a church mouse — Extremely poor.
- go all out — To make the greatest possible effort.
- at the end of the day — When everything is taken into account; in the end.
- tough luck — Said when nothing can be done about a disappointment, often without much sympathy.
- cut to the chase — To get straight to the point.
- be lost for words — To be so surprised or moved that one cannot speak.
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