all quiet on the Western Front

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English

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Etymology

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From the English translation of the title of Erich Maria Remarque's war novel Im Westen nichts Neues.

Phrase

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all quiet on the Western Front

  1. (colloquial) Nothing much is happening; the situation is stable, or stagnant.