At the end of the day means when everything is considered, this is what matters. At the end of the day, it is only money.
It is a favourite of footballers and much mocked for it, though it does real work in an argument. It signals a conclusion rather than adding a fact.
1phraseat the end of the dayWhen everything is considered, this is what matters.
“At the end of the day nobody was hurt.”
at the end of the day is a phrase.
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