From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishat the end of the dayat the end of the dayspokenBASIC used to give your final opinion after considering all the possibilities At the end of the day, it’s his decision. → end
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at the end of the day• At the end of the day, it's just too much money to spend.• At the end of the day, the best team won.• Because, at the end of the day, professional regulation is in the best interests of both auditors and the public.• You may be working for yourself but at the end of the day you still have to pay tax on what you earn.• The hours of work were reduced so that the hands were not exhausted at the end of the day.• And that is, at the end of the day, the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful business.• Prayers must be moved at the end of the day's business, an unpopular time.• It was not unusual for them to have a snack at the end of the day.• We regularly baked some at the end of the day and held a little milk and cookie ritual.• You realize that at the end of the day.• So when Summerchild steps out up Whitehall at the end of the day he is still hugging their secret madness to himself. 