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goodnight Vienna

goodnight Vienna phrase: events have reached a state of completion; nothing more can be done.

Phrase

goodnight Vienna

  1. (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.

Forms of goodnight Vienna

alternative formGood Night, Vienna
alternative formgood night, Vienna
alternative formgood night Vienna
alternative formgoodnight, Vienna

Origin of goodnight Vienna

From Goodnight, Vienna, a 1932 operetta.

Questions about goodnight Vienna

What does goodnight Vienna mean?
Goodnight Vienna means events have reached a state of completion; nothing more can be done.
What part of speech is goodnight Vienna?
Goodnight Vienna is a phrase.

Words near goodnight Vienna in the dictionary

  1. goodnesses
  2. Goodnestone
  3. goodnight
  4. goodnight Irene
  5. goodnight nurse
  6. goodnight Vienna
  7. goodnight, Vienna
  8. goodnighted
  9. goodnighting
  10. goodnights
  11. goodnite

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