at the end of the day
at the end of the day
phrase
endYou say at the end of the day when you are talking about what happens after a long series of events or what appears to be the case after you have considered the relevant facts.
[informal]At the end of the day it's up to the Germans to decide.
At the end of the day, the board's not going to be too concerned with three or four more dollars.
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