at the end of the day
idiom
informal
: in the end
It was a difficult decision, but at the end of the day, we knew we made the right choice.
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Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
The Pixel Tablet does both without complaining and somehow still has battery left at the end of the day.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 May 2025
His decision at the end of the day would have stayed the same.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 22 May 2025
But really its me at the end of the day deciding how to carve my career path.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 21 May 2025
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“At the end of the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20end%20of%20the%20day. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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