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it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings en · X

Etymology

First appeared in 1976 in a Dallas Morning News article dated March 10, 1976. Popularized by sports coach Dick Motta in 1978. Generally understood to be in reference to opera sopranos, who were typically heavyset.

Meanings

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

Forms

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it isn't over until the fat lady sings	alternative	lexicographic
it ain't over until the fat lady sings	alternative	lexicographic
it's not over until the fat lady sings	alternative	lexicographic
it ain't over till the fat lady sings	alternative	lexicographic
it's not over 'til the fat lady sings	alternative	lexicographic
it isn't over till the fat lady sings	alternative	lexicographic
it isn't over 'til the fat lady sings	alternative	lexicographic
it's not over till the fat lady sings	alternative	lexicographic

don't count your chickens before they're hatched

Synonyms

it ain't over till it's over

Translations (11)

es hasta el rabo, todo es toro (there are more developments yet to come) · hu még semmi sem dőlt el (there are more developments yet to come) · hu várjuk ki a végét (there are more developments yet to come) · de noch nicht aller Tage Abend sein (there are more developments yet to come) · gd chan eil am bonnach beag bruich fhathast (there are more developments yet to come) · cmn 事情未了 (there are more developments yet to come) · pl dopóki piłka w grze, wszystko jest możliwe (there are more developments yet to come) · fi kaikki on vielä mahdollista (there are more developments yet to come) · cmn 戲還沒唱完 /戏还没唱完 (there are more developments yet to come) · de man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben (there are more developments yet to come) · hu ne igyál előre a medve bőrére (there are more developments yet to come)

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