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all over bar the shouting

idiom
Meaning

Of an activity where the result is known, but may be subject to change, due to it not being officially finished or announced.


Origin

disputed origin

Literally, “it's finished, except for the shouting.”

Examples
SIMPLE

The game is all over bar the shouting.

CONTEXTUAL

With a twenty-point lead and only seconds left, the match is all over bar the shouting.

COMPLEX

Although the final votes are still being tallied, the election result is essentially all over bar the shouting.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all over but the shouting

    Such that the substance of the contest is complete, leaving only the cheering.

  2. 02

    bar none

    Without exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.

  3. 03

    bar sinister

    The state or characteristic of having been born out of wedlock; illegitimacy; bastardy.

  4. 04

    bar star

    A woman who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.

  5. 05

    belly up to the bar

    To commit oneself to a challenge or task; to accept a responsibility; to acknowledge a fact.

  6. 06

    call to the bar

    Admission to practice in the courts.

  7. 07

    know from a bar of soap

    To know; to be acquainted with (a person).

  8. 08

    lower the bar

    to lower the standards of quality that are expected of or required for something.

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