no news is good news
idiom
—used to say that one is told only the bad things about something
We haven't heard from his teacher lately, but no news is good news.
Examples of no news is good news in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Not much to report, and with him, no news is good news.
—
R29 Team, refinery29.com, 6 May 2024
If no news is good news, then why not get no news as often as possible?
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
R29 Team, refinery29.com, 6 May 2024
If no news is good news, then why not get no news as often as possible?
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Dictionary Entries Near no news is good news
Cite this Entry
“No news is good news.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20news%20is%20good%20news. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share