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."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bruno	BROO-no (German), BRUW-naw (Polish)	German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Croatian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Ernest	UR-nəst (English)	English, French, Slovene, Polish
Pompeius	-	Ancient Roman
Joanne	[dʒəu'æn]
Shimmel	-	Yiddish
Jaynie	JAY-nee	English