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all over with

all over with

18 2.8
Finished and no longer happening
  • idiom
  • Informal
: terminado
  • 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.

Examples

Synonyms

done
vsall over with
∞ 1.0

Finished with a task or activity

expresses that end with a more idiomatic tone
over
vsall over with
∞ 1.0

Finished and no longer happening

uses a colloquial phrase to state that same ending
finished
vsall over with
767 1.0

Complete and no longer needing work

expresses the same result using an informal phrase
done with
vsall over with
  • Informal
498 2.6

No longer involved with something after finishing or losing interest

refers to a completed state rather than personal disengagement
complete
vsall over with
335 1.0

Finished and not needing any more work

is the same finished idea but used as an idiomatic phrase
completed
vsall over with
109 1.0

Finished and not needing any more work

states the same completion but in a brief idiomatic form
out of the way
vsall over with
80 3.7

Finished so it no longer blocks progress

states completion too but focuses less on removing obstacles
ended
vsall over with
34 1.0

Finished and no longer happening

conveys the same end but as a compact idiomatic expression
concluded
vsall over with
12 2.5

Finished and no longer happening

is the same idea phrased informally rather than as a formal term
terminated
vsall over with
10 4.4

Ended so it does not continue

expresses the same finality but as an everyday phrase
done and dusted
vsall over with
  • UK
3 5.6

Completely finished and settled so nothing more needs doing

gives the same finished sense but in a shorter idiomatic way
out-of-the-way
vsall over with
1 4.3

Already finished and no longer needing attention

focuses on being ended rather than specifically removing attention needs

Antonyms

ongoing
440 3.5

Still happening and not finished

incomplete
108 3.4

Not finished because some parts or steps are missing

How Complete

all over with
  • Informal
18 2.8
underway
188 4.1
unstarted
1 4.3

Surface Forms

all over with positive

Morphology

all + over + with

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.