after all is said and done
after all is said and done
When everything is finished or resolved. Yes, my sister's attempts to commandeer my party have been maddening, but after all is said and done, we'll reconcile—we always do.
See also: after, all, and, done, said
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
after all is said and done
Cliché when everything is settled or concluded; finally. After all is said and done, it will turn out just as I said.
See also: after, all, and, done, said
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- when all is said and done
- when all's said and done
- after everything is said and done
- be water under the bridge
- water under the bridge
- show (someone or something) around
- show around
- and that's flat
- and that's flat!
- have (one's) undivided attention