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Meaning of it isn't over until the fat lady sings in English

it isn't over until the fat lady sings

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(Definition of it isn't over until the fat lady sings from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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in Chinese (Traditional)
某情形仍有機會改變…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
仍还有机会改变情形…
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