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all over bar the shouting

all over bar the shouting phrase: of an activity where the result is known, but may be subject to change, due to it not being officially finished or announced.

Phrase

all over bar the shouting

  1. (UK, idiomatic) Of an activity where the result is known, but may be subject to change, due to it not being officially finished or announced.

Forms of all over bar the shouting

alternative formall over but the shouting
alternative formall over but the crying

Origin of all over bar the shouting

Literally, “it's finished, except for the shouting.”

Questions about all over bar the shouting

What does all over bar the shouting mean?
All over bar the shouting means of an activity where the result is known, but may be subject to change, due to it not being officially finished or announced.
What part of speech is all over bar the shouting?
All over bar the shouting is a phrase.

Words near all over bar the shouting in the dictionary

  1. all one's taste is in one's mouth
  2. all other things being equal
  3. all out
  4. all over
  5. all over again
  6. all over bar the shouting
  7. all over but the crying
  8. all over but the shouting
  9. all over hell's half acre
  10. all over one like a cheap suit
  11. all over oneself

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