all quiet on the Potomac



all quiet on the Potomac

Nothing is happening right now. The phrase originated during the US Civil War and refers to the Potomac River. A: "Have you heard back from any of the schools you applied to yet?" B: "Nope. All quiet on the Potomac."
See also: all, on, quiet

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ganzorig-Mongolian
CÔNg-Vietnamese
Maquinna-Native American, Nuu-chah-nulth
Chidiebere-Western African, Igbo
Oskars-Latvian
LyndonLIN-dənEnglish