when all is said and done

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when all is said and done

phrase when all's said and done · after 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 appears.

    Similar: at the end of the day

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@misc{when_all_is_said_and_done_2026,
  title = {when all is said and done},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/when%20all%20is%20said%20and%20done},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}