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
Poornima	-	Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi
Eseoghene	-	Western African, Urhobo
Piety	PIE-ə-tee	English (Rare)
Prudentia	-	Late Roman
Gage	[geidʒ]
Katrin	kah-TREEN (German, Swedish)	German, Swedish, Estonian