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when all is said and done

idiom

In the end; ultimately.


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Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    easier said than done

    Easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish.

  2. 02

    I see, said the blind man

    Expressing confusion.

  3. 03

    that's what she said

    A joking retort that draws attention to the possibility of sexual innuendo in what was just said.

  4. 04

    what someone said

    Used to indicate agreement, as if one would have wanted to say what a previous speaker has said, without change or qualification.

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