No news is good news
No news is good news
If you hear nothing or receive no updates, it means that everything is going as it should and nothing bad has happened. We should be able to maintain production as expected, so for now no news is good news. My son has been living abroad for nearly 10 years now. At first I used to get anxious when I didn't hear from him, but now I know that no news is good news.
See also: good, news, no
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
No news is good news
. Not hearing any news signifies that nothing is wrong. Fred: I wonder if Jill is doing all right in her new job. Jane: No news is good news. Jane: I'm worried about my sister. She hasn't called me for months. Alan: No news is good news, right?
See also: good, news, no
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
no news is good news
Having no information means that bad developments are unlikely, as in I haven't heard from them in a month, but no news is good news. This proverbial phrase may have originated with King James I of England, who allegedly said "No news is better than evil news" (1616).
See also: good, news, no
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
no news is good news
You say no news is good news to mean that if you do not hear new information about a situation, it is probably because nothing bad has happened. I had heard nothing all week. `Oh well,' I thought. `No news is good news.' Note: People sometimes vary this expression, for example saying no news is bad news meaning that a lack of information about a situation is worrying. People always suspect that no news is bad news. No news is not always good news.
See also: good, news, no
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
no news is good news
without information to the contrary you can assume that all is well. proverbSee also: good, news, no
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
ˌno news is ˈgood news
(saying) if there were bad news you would hear it, so if you have not heard anything that means everything must be all right: He’s been in the mountains for a week without contacting us. I just hope no news is good news.See also: good, news, no
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
no news is good news
To hear nothing means that all is well. This proverbial phrase dates from the early seventeenth century. King James I is supposed to have said, in 1616, “No newis is bettir than evill newis,” and the adage has been quoted again and again over the centuries, by James Howell, Charles Dickens, and Noël Coward, among others.
See also: good, news, no
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- nothing of the kind
- nothing of the kind/sort
- nothing of the sort
- nothing
- nothing in it for (one)
- be worked up about (something)
- be worked up over (something)
- nothing more than
- nothing more than (something)