it's all over with

Idioms  

1. Something or someone is completely finished, defeated, or dead. The precise meaning of this phrase depends on the context. In This loss means that it's all over with the company, it refers to defeat, whereas in The vet can do no more; it's all over with the dog, it refers to the dog's death, either approaching or actual. Also see all up (with).

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it's all over with

"You still feel a sense of pride and relief when it's all over with," he adds.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2023

He more or less tees Murray up with an awful lob and it’s all over with a simple smash!

From The Guardian ● Jun. 3, 2016

Am I saying it’s all over with, done, we’ve got the votes?

From Time ● Apr. 17, 2013

Am I saying it's all over with, done, we've got the votes?

From Reuters ● Apr. 17, 2013

“Thought I’d do it, sir,” he said, “in case you ever asked for it; but I s’pose it’s all over with your learning to be a man now.”

From The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War by Fenn, George Manville