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.

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Meanings

phrase

alternative all over but the shouting · alternative all over but the crying

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

Origin

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

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Translations

Spanish visto para sentencia
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Cite this entry
APA

all over bar the shouting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20over%20bar%20the%20shouting

MLA

“all over bar the shouting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20over%20bar%20the%20shouting. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all over bar the shouting,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20over%20bar%20the%20shouting.

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