all over bar the shouting

English

Alternative forms

• all over but the shouting
• all over but the crying

Etymology

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

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.

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: visto para sentencia

Further reading

• “be all over bar the shouting”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “be all over bar the shouting” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “all over bar the shouting” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.