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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
Abu Bakr-Arabic
Irune-Basque
&Thorn;ÓRmÓ&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Armytage['a:mitidʒ]
DebiDEB-eeEnglish
MiriamMIR-ee-əm (English)Hebrew, English, German, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
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