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.

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

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

Translations

in the end

• Catalan: comptat i debatut, al cap i a la fi (ca)
• 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
• Irish: i ndeireadh na dála
• Italian: in conclusione
• Polish: w ostatecznym rozrachunku, koniec końców (pl)
• Russian: в коне́чном счёте (v konéčnom sčóte), в конце́ концо́в (ru) (v koncé koncóv), по большо́му счёту (po bolʹšómu sčótu)
• Spanish: a la postre (es)