at the end of the day

1. Lit. at the time when work or one's waking hours end. (See also by the end of the day.) I will have an answer at the end of the day. Will this be finished at the end of the day or before?

2. Fig. when everything else has been taken into consideration. At the end of the day you will have to decide where you want to live. The committee interviewed many applicants for the post, but at the end of the day made no appointment.

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Kantos Kan explained to me that at the end of the day one of these prisoners would gain freedom and the others would lie dead about the arena. A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context For you know not the peace of the cool caves in the cliffs, the circus of the drinking-places at the end of the day. Before Adam by London, Jack View in context There's a five pound note for you at the end of the day, if you go where I tell you and nowhere else. The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context			at rest at risk at sea at sea level at service at sixes and sevens at some time sharp at stake at that rate at the appointed time at the back of beyond at the back of mind at the best of times at the bottom of the heap at the bottom of the hour at the bottom of the ladder at the chalkface at the coalface at the crack of dawn at the cutting edge at the double at the drop of a hat at the eleventh hour at the end of nowhere at the end of rope at the end of the day at the expense of at the forefront at the hands of at the height of at the helm at the last gasp at the last minute at the latest at the mercy of at the moment at the outset at the outside at the point of at the present time at the ready at the rear of at the same time at the top of game at the top of lungs at the top of the hour at the top of the ladder at the top of the/ agenda at the top of voice at the wheel at the zenith of			At the close order at the coalface At the Coast at the conclusion of life At the countretaille at the crack of dawn At the Customer for the Customer at the cutting edge At the Doctor's At the Donner Party at the double at the double at the double at the double at the double At the downlying At the Drive-In at the drop of a hat at the drop of a hat at the drop of a hat at the drop of a hat at the drop of a hat at the drop of a hat At the Edge At the elbow at the elbow standard at the eleventh hour at the end of nowhere at the end of rope at the end of tether at the end of the day at the expense of At the figure at the first opportunity at the first possible moment At the Foot of the Mountain At the fore at the forefront At the full At the Gates at the hand at the hand at the hand at the hand At the hand of at the hands at the hands at the hands at the hands at the hands of at the heels at the heels at the heels at the height of at the helm At The Keyboard At the last At the last gasp At the last gasp at the last minute at the last stage