all over with
- idiom
- Informal
- She felt a sense of relief knowing that the exams were all over with.
It's been a very difficult, long, arduous few years and I'm glad it's all over with and I cannot wait, really cannot wait to show you what's coming next.
- It's been a very difficult, long, arduous few years and I'm glad it's all over with and I cannot wait, really cannot wait to show you what's coming next.
Examples
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After weeks of hard work, the project is finally all over with.
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This is all over with!
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I thought it was all over with you two.
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But you know, it's all over with now.
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It's all over with now.
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I told you, that's all over with.
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It was all over with.
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But that's all over with now.
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It's all over with.
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That's all over with, as far as I'm concerned, Emmett.
Synonyms
Finished and not needing any more work
Finished with a task or activity
No longer involved with something after finishing or losing interest
Finished so it no longer blocks progress
Finished and no longer happening
Already finished and no longer needing attention
Completely finished and settled so nothing more needs doing
Complete and no longer needing work
Finished and no longer happening
Finished and not needing any more work
Finished and no longer happening
Ended so it does not continue
Antonyms
How Complete
Surface Forms
Morphology
The combination of 'all' (whole/complete) + 'over' (ended) transparently conveys a sense of being completely finished, so a B1 learner who knows those words could plausibly infer the meaning. However, the final particle 'with' does not contribute a clear literal meaning here and the exact construction is somewhat colloquial and variable across dialects, which may confuse learners without prior exposure.
Etymology
All over with comes from the simple image of something being completely over—like a show when the curtain falls—and the word with that follows to show it is finished for everyone. So all over with means 'finished' or at an end.