goodnight Vienna
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See also: Good Night, Vienna and goodnight, Vienna
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Goodnight, Vienna, a 1932 operetta.[1]
Phrase
[edit]- (British slang) Events have reached a state of completion; nothing more can be done.
- If the ship takes on any more water, it’ll be goodnight Vienna for us all.
- So I met the girl, we had a few drinks. Back to her place, and Good Night, Vienna.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ A Dictionary of Catch Phrases American and British. Accessed 25 Mar 2011.