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it ain't over until the fat lady sings

it ain't over until 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 ain't over until the fat lady sings

What is it ain't over until the fat lady sings the alternative form of?
It ain't over until the fat lady sings is the alternative form of it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings.

Words near it ain't over until the fat lady sings in the dictionary

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

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