when all is said and done
idiom
: after considering or doing everything
—used for a final general statement or judgment
It won't be easy, but when all is said and done, we'll be glad we did it.
The candidates claim to have different views but, when all is said and done, they're very much alike.
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Some believe that current interim head coach Terry Smith might be the choice when all is said and done.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Those actual damages being estimated to be in the vicinity of $161 million, when all is said and done.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The last major studio horror premiere came three weeks ago, when Blumhouse and Universal released The Black Phone 2, which may, when all is said and done, outstrip the No. 1 spot won by the Colleen Hoover adaptation Regretting You this weekend.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2025
Republicans, who control more states than Democrats, appear poised to gain seats when all is said and done.
—Joseph Ax, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Those actual damages being estimated to be in the vicinity of $161 million, when all is said and done.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The last major studio horror premiere came three weeks ago, when Blumhouse and Universal released The Black Phone 2, which may, when all is said and done, outstrip the No. 1 spot won by the Colleen Hoover adaptation Regretting You this weekend.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2025
Republicans, who control more states than Democrats, appear poised to gain seats when all is said and done.
—Joseph Ax, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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“When all is said and done.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/when%20all%20is%20said%20and%20done. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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