when all is said and done

English

Alternative forms

• when all's said and done, after all is said and done

Pronunciation

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Phrase

when all is said and done

1. (idiomatic) in the end; ultimately

   When all is said and done, you will find it is a smaller project than it appeared.

Synonyms

• at the end of the day; see also Thesaurus:in summary

Translations

in the end

• Finnish: loppujen lopuksi (fi)
• French: en fin de compte (fr), finalement (fr), au bout du compte (fr), au final (fr)
• Icelandic: þegar öll kurl eru komin til grafar
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• Irish: i ndeireadh na dála
• Italian: in conclusione
• Russian: в коне́чном счёте (v konéčnom sčóte)
• Spanish: a la postre