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at the end of the day |
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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. at the end of the day (informal) something that you say before you say what you believe to be the most important fact of a situation Sure we missed our best player but at the end of the day, John, we just didn't play well enough to win the game. At the end of the day, what matters is that you're safe. at the end of the day also by the end of the day finally in the end We interviewed many people for the job, but at the end of the day, we didn't think any of them could handle it. Related vocabulary: in the final analysisHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. 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. There's a five pound note for you at the end of the day, if you go where I tell you and nowhere else. |
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