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all over but the shouting

Idioms  

  1. The outcome is a certainty, as in When Jim hit the ball over the fence, it was all over but the shouting. The term's first use in print, in 1842, was by Welsh sportswriter Charles James Apperley, but some authorities believe it originated even earlier in the United States for a close political race. Today it is applied to any contest. A common British version is all over bar the shouting.

Example Sentences

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Looks like it’s all over but the shouting.

From Slate

With much of the state and nation having already voted, it feels like Election 2020 is all over but the shouting.

From Seattle Times

And at that point, it was all over but the shouting.

From Washington Post

Now that work on the relief bill is all over but the shouting, Congress is preparing to leave town and shelter in place along with their constituents.

From Washington Post

It was supposed to be all over but the shouting.

From Washington Post

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