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 (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 ==== === 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.