when all is said and done

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Cliché when everything is finished and settled; when everything is considered. When all is said and done, this isn't such a bad part of the country to live in after all. When all is said and done, I believe I had a very enjoyable time on my vacation.

See also: and, done, said

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Gales have their personalities, and, after all, perhaps it is not strange; for, when all is said and done, they are adversaries whose wiles you must defeat, whose violence you must resist, and yet with whom you must live in the intimacies of nights and days. The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context As thou hast been his bad angel, so shall I try to be his good angel, and when all is said and done and Norman of Torn swings from the King's gibbet, as I only too well fear he must, there will be more to mourn his loss than there be to curse him. The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context It's only talking, when all is said and done, and if she talks of me in the stocks, why I can talk of her in the stocks, which is a good deal funnier if we come to that. The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context			what's the world coming to What's the world coming to? What's to know? What's up, doc? What's when it's at home? What's wrong? What's your age? What's your poison? What's yours is mine, and what's mine is mine whatever whatever floats boat Whatever turns on Whatever turns you on wheedle wheedle away from wheedle into wheel wheel and deal wheel around wheel away wheel into wheel off wheel out of wheeling and dealing wheeze out when all is said and done when back is turned When do we eat? When in Rome when it comes right down to it when it comes to when it comes to the crunch when least expected When one door shuts, another opens when one is good and ready When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window when push comes to shove when ship comes in when sneezes, catches a cold When the cat's away When the cat's away, the mice will play when the chips are down when the dust settles when the going gets rough when the going gets tough When the going gets tough, the tough get going when the shit hits the fan when the time is ripe when was a twinkle in father's eye when you get a minute Where can I wash up?			whelp whelp whelp Whelp, the whelped whelped whelping whelping whelping Whelping box Whelping box whelps whelps whelps WHEM when when when when when when 's at home when 's at home when 's at home when 's at home When (disambiguation) When (disambiguation) When All Else Fails When All Else Fails Read The Flipping Manual When All Else Fails, Follow Directions When All Else Fails, Read Directions when all is said and done When All Missiles Shoot When and Where When and Where When as When Authorized By When Authorized By The Overseas Commander when back is turned When Blue Turns Gold When Bongos Collide When Corporations Rule the World When Cute Things Attack When Darkness Comes When did charles 1 try to arrest john pym When did harriet tubman escape from slavery When Directed By When Directed, Detach Duty Indicated When Directed, Proceed When Discovered When distributed When Do We Eat? When Do We Start Fighting? When does lease end/what are the obligations? When Does Life Begin When Dream and Day Unite When Ever

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