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Fig. at the end; a long time from now. (Supposedly from a tale about a child—sitting through an opera—who asks a parent when it will be over. "Not until the fat lady sings" is the answer.) Relax. It won't be over till the fat lady sings. We can leave with everybody else when the fat lady sings.

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That's when the fat lady sings - when we're back with our families. Cheers of Flak Watch by The Mirror (London, England) The story really begins when the Fat Lady sings - in this case, Carlotta (Patricia Hurd), the heavy-set diva at an opera house in Paris in 1875. PHANTASTIC STREAK; GAINES GRAND IN 1,957TH TURN AS `PHANTOM' by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			wheel around wheel away wheel into wheel off wheel out of wheeling and dealing wheeze out when all is said and done when back is turned When do we eat? When in Rome when it comes right down to it when it comes to when it comes to the crunch when least expected When one door shuts, another opens when one is good and ready When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window when push comes to shove when ship comes in when sneezes, catches a cold When the cat's away When the cat's away, the mice will play when the chips are down when the dust settles when the fat lady sings when the going gets rough when the going gets tough When the going gets tough, the tough get going when the shit hits the fan when the time is ripe when was a twinkle in father's eye when you get a minute Where can I wash up? Where have you been all my life? where head is at Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise Where in the world...? where is coming from Where is the restroom? where lives Where on earth? where one is coming from where the action is where the rubber meets the road where the sun don't shine Where there's a will there's a way! Where there's a will, there's a way Where there's muck, there's brass where there's smoke, there's fire Where will I find you?			When Shall We Three Meet Again when ship comes when ship comes when ship comes when ship comes home when ship comes home when ship comes home when ship comes in When Skies Are Grey when sneezes, catches a cold When Tekken Comes to Life When the Bough Breaks When the Cat's Away when the cat's away, the mice will play when the cat's away, the mice will play when the cat's away, the mice will play when the cat's away, the mice will play when the chips are down when the chips are down when the chips are down when the chips are down when the chips are down When the common law and statute law concur when the crunch comes When the Dust Settles when the fancy takes when the fancy takes when the fancy takes when the fancy takes when the fat hit the fire when the fat lady sings When the foundation fails When The Freak when the going gets rough When the Going Gets Tough When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going When the law gives anything When the law presumes the affirmative When the Legends Die when the shit hits the fan when the shit hits the fan when the spirit moves when the spirit moves when the spirit moves when the spirit moves when the spirit moves When the Stuff Hits the Fan When the Sun Goes Down When the Sun Sleeps when the time comes when the time comes when the time is ripe When the wolf comes in at the door, love creeps out of the window When the World Ends When They Fall When Things Get Electric When Things Were Rotten When Tommy Comes Marching Home when was a twinkle in father's eye When was paper first invented When was paper first invented

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