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it ain't over till it's over

it ain't over till it's over proverb: there are more developments yet to come; one should not presume to know the outcome of an event which is still in progress.

Proverb

it ain't over till it's over

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

Synonyms of it ain't over till it's over

Origin of it ain't over till it's over

Coined by American baseball player (job at that time) Yogi Berra in 1973.

Questions about it ain't over till it's over

What does it ain't over till it's over mean?
It ain't over till it's over means there are more developments yet to come; one should not presume to know the outcome of an event which is still in progress.
What part of speech is it ain't over till it's over?
It ain't over till it's over is a proverb.

Words near it ain't over till it's over in the dictionary

  1. Isy
  2. ISYN
  3. Isère
  4. it
  5. it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings
  6. it ain't over till it's over
  7. it ain't over till the fat lady sings
  8. it ain't over until the fat lady sings
  9. it ain't the meat, it's the motion
  10. it ain't the whistle that pulls the train
  11. it bag

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