all quiet on the Western Front

phrase

Nothing much is happening; the situation is stable, or stagnant.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. colloquialNothing much is happening; the situation is stable, or stagnant.

Origin

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

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APA

all quiet on the Western Front. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20quiet%20on%20the%20Western%20Front

MLA

“all quiet on the Western Front.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20quiet%20on%20the%20Western%20Front. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all quiet on the Western Front,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20quiet%20on%20the%20Western%20Front.

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