Meanings
alternative when all's said and done · alternative after all is said and done
- idiomaticIn the end; ultimately.
when all was said and done, nothing that was said was done.
1 more example
When all is said and done, you will find it is a smaller project than it appears.
Synonyms: at the end of the day
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseIn the end; ultimately.
Translations
Catalan comptat i debatut, al cap i a la fi
- comptat i debatutin the end
- al cap i a la fiin the end
Finnish loppujen lopuksi
- loppujen lopuksiin the end
French en fin de compte, finalement
- en fin de comptein the end
- finalementin the end
- au bout du comptein the end
- au finalin the end
Icelandic þegar öll kurl eru komin til grafar
- þegar öll kurl eru komin til grafarin the end
Irish i ndeireadh na dála
- i ndeireadh na dálain the end
Italian in conclusione, alla fine della fiera
- in conclusionein the end
- alla fine della fierain the end
Polish w ostatecznym rozrachunku, koniec końców
- w ostatecznym rozrachunkuin the end
- koniec końcówin the end
Portuguese no fim das contas
- no fim das contasin the end
Russian в коне́чном счёте, в конце́ концо́в
- в коне́чном счёте (v konéčnom sčóte)in the end
- в конце́ концо́в (v koncé koncóv)in the end
- по большо́му счёту (po bolʹšómu sčótu)in the end
Spanish a la postre, a fin de cuentas
- a la postrein the end
- a fin de cuentasin the end
- al fin y al caboin the end
Cite this entry
when all is said and done. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/when%20all%20is%20said%20and%20done
“when all is said and done.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/when%20all%20is%20said%20and%20done. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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