English · Idiom Historical

it's all over with him

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

He's finished, he can't go any farther, he's "shot his bolt." Said also of one who has been given up by the doctors.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

anh ta đã xong, không thể đi thêm được nữa

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “it's all over with him” mean?

He's finished, he can't go any farther, he's "shot his bolt." Said also of one who has been given up by the doctors.

Is “it's all over with him” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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