at the end of the day

at the end of the day
at the end of the day
1. Lit. at the time when work or one's waking hours end. (See also by the end of the day.) •

I will have an answer at the end of the day.

Will this be finished at the end of the day or before?

2. Fig. when everything else has been taken into consideration. •

At the end of the day you will have to decide where you want to live.

The committee interviewed many applicants for the post, but at the end of the day made no appointment.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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