after all's said and done
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And because it doesn’t mean much, the net result, the one thing that definitely happens, is that folks trust those on the other side even less after all’s said and done—having seen them reach hasty or unsupported or convenient conclusions.
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After all's said and done the Hun is a sport, only his idea of sport differs radically from ours.
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That's what counts with a girl, after all's said and done.
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After all's said and done," remarked the fletcher, "there may be no need to smite thee, Nick, for 'tis unlikely that they will search thy cart.
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Brent, seeing this—as he saw much that passed about him—whispered to her: "After all's said and done, it's a good feeling—that of being needed, isn't it?"
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