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
Edu-Portuguese
ReedREEDEnglish
Seymour['si:mɔ:]
Aspinal['æspinl]
Kirillkee-REELRussian
RÓRdÁN-Irish