It is all over for someone.

It is all over for someone.
It is all over with someone. & It is all over for someone.
Euph. Someone is about to die.; Someone has just died. •

I am afraid it is all over with Aunt Sarah. Her last surgery did not go well at all.

The doctor told us that it was all over for Daddy. We sat for a moment in shock.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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