All's Well That Ends Well
a comedy (1602?) by Shakespeare.
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Cultural definitions for All's well that ends well
Problems that occur along the way do not matter as long as the outcome is happy.
Notes for All's well that ends well
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Other Idioms and Phrases with All's Well That Ends Well
Everything has turned out satisfactorily, even though the outcome has been uncertain. For example, His lawyer persuaded Jack to plead guilty, but the court merely put him on probation—all's well that ends well. This proverb, dating from about 1250, gained even more currency as the title of a Shakespeare comedy.
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