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all over but the shouting

[all over but the shouting] {adj. phr.} {informal} Finally decided or won; brought to an end; not able to be changed. * /After Bill's touchdown, the game was all over […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

shout down

[shout down] {v.} To object loudly to; defeat by shouting. * /Grace suggested that we give our club money to charity, but she was shouted down./ * /The crowd shouted […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hue and cry

[hue and cry] {n.} 1. An alarm and chase after a supposed wrongdoer; a pursuit usually by shouting men. * /"Stop, thief," cried John as he ran. Others joined him, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[in one's hair] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Bothering you again and again; always annoying. * /Johnny got in Father's hair when he was trying to read the paper by running and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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