Idiom
dust settles
Meaning
A heated, angry, or confused atmosphere calms down.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Let's talk after the dust settles.”
“The office was chaotic after the merger, but we decided to wait until the dust settles before making any big changes.”
“Once the dust settles on this intense political debate, the public will likely have a clearer understanding of the new policies.”
Examples
simple
“Let's talk after the dust settles.”
contextual
“The office was chaotic after the merger, but we decided to wait until the dust settles before making any big changes.”
complex
“Once the dust settles on this intense political debate, the public will likely have a clearer understanding of the new policies.”
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