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
Una['ju:nə]
CecÍLia-Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
YuliyaYOO-lee-yah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Livvy-English
Hyun-Junghyun-jungKorean
Gustavogoo-STAH-vo (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese