I am trying to make up a idiom in my novel which would be the opposite of "the calm before the storm". I want to express something which happens after the storm but am not able to find any good suggestions. Google is simply presenting me with "the calm after the storm". Can anyone provide any good suggestions ?
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After a storm, especially a metaphorical one (and not including storms at sea), there's usually a wasteland. The aftermath.– Edwin AshworthCommented Jan 12, 2020 at 15:51
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"Calm after the storm?"– JustinCommented Jan 12, 2020 at 15:53
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3What sentiment do you want to convey? Destruction? Relief? Assessment?– Mike GrahamCommented Jan 12, 2020 at 15:55
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1I suppose you are looking to discover an antithetical pair here like, “look before you leap” vs “he who hesitates is lost”. But I don’t think one exists for “calm before the storm”. We are left struggling to invent one like, “the eerie stillness in the wake of battle”.– Orbital AussieCommented Jan 13, 2020 at 3:40
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1Afterglow. The storm is personified as Zeus (the thunder and lightning) having sex with Leto, mother of the god Apollo and the goddess Artemis.– user205876Commented Jan 13, 2020 at 7:15
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To write the opposite of something, first we need to know the meaning of the word itself.
"Calm before the storm" means 'calm in front of trouble'
The opposite of Calm: Panic(-king) trouble: peace
So: "Panicking in front of clear skies" would mean 'panicking in front of peace'
