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
Bahija-Arabic
OrtwinAWRT-veen (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Bilal-Arabic, Urdu
Smith[simiθ]
Gulnora-Uzbek
Forrest['fɔ:rist]