at the end of the day

at the end of the day (informal)

When all is said and done

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Main Entry: ↑day

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at the end of the day spoken phrase

used for saying what you consider is the most important thing about a situation after thinking about it

At the end of the day, I’m the one who is going to be held responsible.

Thesaurus: words used for saying that something is important_synonym

Main entry: end

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see end

II

informal when everything is taken into consideration

at the end of the day, I'm responsible for what happens in the school

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at the end of the day — see ↑end, 1

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Main Entry: ↑day

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at the end of the day

informal : when all things are considered : in the end

It was a difficult decision, but at the end of the day, we knew we made the right choice.

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Main Entry: ↑end

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at the ˌend of the ˈday idiom

(BrE, informal) used to introduce the most important fact after everything has been considered

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At the end of the day, he'll still have to make his own decision.

Main entry: ↑end_idiom