When all is said and done is a phrase that may be older than you think. We will examine the definition of the phrase when all is said and done, when it was first used and some examples of that use in sentences. When all is said and done means when considering everything, summing up a conclusion about the situation. Other
phrases that mean when all is said and done are at the end of the day or all in all. When all is said and done precedes a statement that is a general or final judgement about a situation. The phrase when all is said and done was first used in the mid-1500s. Examples “There’s a case to be made for each side for a variety of reasons, and that will likely result in fairly even action when all is said and done.”
(Forbes Magazine) And, it can be argued, Mr. Trump may in fact come out on top when all is said and done, given the questions surrounding the reporting techniques used by Wolff, and factual errors in the book.
(The Christian Science Monitor) Entering Tuesday night there were 10 teams with winning percentages below .400, so the Lakers could fall anywhere in that range when all is said and done. (The
Enterprise) Let us do our best to abolish centuries old, outdated – and dangerous- rules, i.e., the electoral college, which, when all is said and done, is the main reason you are where you are, even after losing the election. (The Huffington Post) “We legislate, we demonstrate, but when all is said and done, the answer’s
not in Washington where bills and laws are passed, it’s in the hearts of honest men who have the will to act.” (The Mercury News)
Also, after all is said and done. In the end, nevertheless, as in When all's said and done, the doctors did what they could for Gordon, but he was too ill to survive. This term was first recorded in 1560. QUIZ SHALL WE PLAY A "SHALL" VS.
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Words nearby when all's said and done
whelked, whelm, whelp, whelping ice, when, when all's said and done, whenas, whence, whencesoever, when'd, whene'er
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How to use when all's said and done in a sentence
As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
But along with the cartoon funk is an all-too-real story of police brutality embodied by a horde of evil Pigs.
As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
The benefits of incumbency are quite potent, especially in the all-important area of raising campaign funds.
But the other thing that needs to be done is for us citizens to do.
You need but will, and it is done; but if you relax your efforts, you will be ruined; for ruin and recovery are both from within.
Done, says he, why let fifty of our men advance, and flank them on each wing.
By the time I had done my toilette there was a tap at the door, and in another minute I was in the salle--manger.
And is this a mere fantastic talk, or is this a thing that could be done and that ought to be done?
If it took years to do it, you shall never stir out of this house till it is done.
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- someday
- sometime
- in time
- one fine day
- sometime or other
- somewhen
antonyms for when all is said and done
- never
- never
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE
- after all
- at last
- at the end of the day
- finally
- hereafter
- in future
- in the course of time
- in the end
- in the long run
- one day
- someday
- sometime
- sooner or later
- ultimately
- when all is said and done
- eventually
- in time
- one fine day
- someday
- sometime
- sometime or other
- somewhen
- when all is said and done
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.