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词汇 opera isn’t over until the fat lady sings
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opera isn’t over until the fat lady sings. Things aren’t fin- ished until they’re finished, other possible actions remain. The fat lady here is the usually substantial singer who appears in the opera and sings in the final act. No one seems to have dated this common proverb before the late 20th century.
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