when all's said and done

Idioms

Also, after all is said and done. In the end, nevertheless, as in When all's said and done, the doctors did what they could for Gordon, but he was too ill to survive. This term was first recorded in 1560.

Example Sentences

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At the end of the day, when all's said and done... it's a wrap.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

We laugh at the self-obsessed, self-referential, and frankly selfish pomposity of it all and rightly so, problem being that when all’s said and done, its colossal monstrosity is absolutely not to be messed with.

From The Guardian • Dec. 20, 2020

After all, when all’s said and done, I like football.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2014

But when all's said and done, you have to ask yourself, why?

From The Guardian • Feb. 11, 2011

"That's a wish I can't help wishing myself," said Titus: "on my conscience, these poachers are fine boys, when all's said and done."

From Rookwood by Ainsworth, William Harrison

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