This quiet moment is the eye of the storm.
eye of the storm
idiomA period of calm in a tumultuous time.
The office was chaotic all morning, but this lunch break feels like the eye of the storm.
He found a brief moment of clarity in the eye of the storm, just before the final crisis demanded his full attention.
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an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.
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any port in a storm
One should accept any passable option when time is of the essence in an adverse situation.
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apple of someone's eye
The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.
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blink of an eye
A moment (a very short period of time).
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bug storm
A large number of insects in the air, especially when passed through by a vehicle.
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calm before the storm
A period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.
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camel through the eye of a needle
Hyperbole to illustrate something that is impossible to do or to make happen.
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catch someone's eye
To capture someone's attention.