When the fat lady sings, the show's about to begin.

Once upon a time, it wasn't over until the fat lady sang.

So, in a sense, the fat lady has not yet sung.

But for me at this spot, the fat lady now sings.

The fat lady hadn't quite sung, but she was at least exercising her voice.

The saying also means that "it's all over" when the fat lady sings.

And remember, it's not over till the fat lady sings.

The fat lady certainly sings this year for most of the high street and the voice is a very ugly one.

It's not over, they say, until the fat lady sings.

"I can't quite hear the fat lady sing yet," he said.