# there is no war in Ba Sing Se

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. Nothing is going on; everything is under control; it is business as usual (suggesting that important information is being covered up).

## Etymology
From the episode "City of Walls and Secrets" of the American animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, aired on September 22, 2006, in which the corrupt officials of the city Ba Sing Se try to keep order by hypnotizing citizens to believe that "there's ^([sic]) no war in Ba Sing Se", even as the city is being besieged.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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