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it is not over till the fat lady sings
Definition: one should not presume to know the outcome of an event which is still in progress
Usage: his lawyers made solid submissions and we concluded that no matter what, he will win the case; little did we know that it is not over till the fat lady sings
SEPEDI
Translation: ga se gwa fela, go fihla kgarebe ye koto e opela
Proverb: dikgomo di retwa di bowa mokatong
XITSONGA
Translation: a swi si fika emakumu ku fikela loko wansati wo nyuhela a yimbelela
Proverb: dzovo a ri tshuvutsiwi n’wana a nga se tswariwa
TSHIVENḒA
Translation: a zwo ngo fhela u swika mufumakadzi o khwaṱhaho a tshi imba
Proverb: ḽi ḓo tsha hafhu matshelo