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All's Well That Ends Well
noun
a comedy (1602?) by Shakespeare.
All's well that ends well
Problems that occur along the way do not matter as long as the outcome is happy.
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
As usual, two abbreviated Backyard Bard stagings will be offered for those who prefer Bill bite-sized: āAllās Well That Ends Wellā and āJulius Caesar.ā
Greenās last play with Shakes was āAllās Well That Ends Well,ā in which she played Helena, a woman who employs a Shakespearean plot device that involves swapping out one woman for another in a manās bed, aka the bed trick.
The idea began when Green played Helena in a production of Shakespeareās āAllās Well That Ends Well,ā a story whose resolution hinges on a plot device known as the bed trick ā essentially, the secret substitution of one woman for another in a manās bed.
Oh, that perfect description of Trump ā āan infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise-breakerā? Itās from āAllās Well That Ends Well.ā
The landing wasnāt āperfect,ā he confessed, but it looked great on film and allās well that ends well.
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