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it's not over 'til the fat lady sings

it's not over 'til the fat lady sings is the alternative form of it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings.

Meaning of it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings

Proverb

it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings

  1. There are more developments yet to come; one should not presume to know the outcome of an event which is still in progress.

Questions about it's not over 'til the fat lady sings

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It's not over 'til the fat lady sings is the alternative form of it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings.

Words near it's not over 'til the fat lady sings in the dictionary

  1. it's not a bug, it's a feature
  2. it's not even funny
  3. it's not every day
  4. it's not funny
  5. it's not my fault
  6. it's not over 'til the fat lady sings
  7. it's not over till the fat lady sings
  8. it's not over until the fat lady sings
  9. it's not the meat, it's the motion
  10. it's not the size of the ship, it's the motion of the ocean
  11. it's not the whistle that pulls the train

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