# all over but the shouting

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/all-over-but-the-shouting
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

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

## Examples

- The game is all over but the shouting now.
- Once the last votes were counted, the election was all over but the shouting.
- With the final contract signed and the merger approved, the months of tense negotiation were at last all over but the shouting.

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