all quiet on the Western Front

Nothing is happening right now. The phrase originated during World War I in reference to the major site of trench warfare. A: "Have you heard back from any of the schools you applied to yet?" B: "Nope. All quiet on the Western Front."

See also: all, front, on, quiet, western

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Coretta	kə-RET-ə	English
Vickie	['viki]
Aram (1)	-	Kurdish
RenÁTa	RE-nah-taw (Hungarian)	Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
EulÁLia	-	Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak
Ottoline	-	English (Rare)