The game is all over bar the shouting.
all over bar the shouting
idiomOf an activity where the result is known, but may be subject to change, due to it not being officially finished or announced.
Origin
disputed originLiterally, “it's finished, except for the shouting.”
With a twenty-point lead and only seconds left, the match is all over bar the shouting.
Although the final votes are still being tallied, the election result is essentially all over bar the shouting.
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all over but the shouting
Such that the substance of the contest is complete, leaving only the cheering.
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bar none
Without exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.
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bar sinister
The state or characteristic of having been born out of wedlock; illegitimacy; bastardy.
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bar star
A woman who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.
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belly up to the bar
To commit oneself to a challenge or task; to accept a responsibility; to acknowledge a fact.
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call to the bar
Admission to practice in the courts.
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know from a bar of soap
To know; to be acquainted with (a person).
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lower the bar
to lower the standards of quality that are expected of or required for something.