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in the final analysis
When everything has been considered; when all the facts are known or the truth has come to light. In the final analysis, it is the lowest earners in society who have been worst hit by this economic downturn. Rebarbative though he may be, in the final analysis, his dismissal comes down to his incompetency at the job.
See also: analysis, final
in the last analysis
When everything has been considered; when all the facts are known or the truth has come to light. In the last analysis, it is the lowest earners in society who have been hit worst by this economic downturn. Rebarbative though he may be, in the last analysis, his dismissal comes down to his incompetency at the job.
See also: analysis, last
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
in the final analysis
and in the last analysisin truth; when all the facts are known; when the truth becomes known. (Usually used when someone is speculating about what the final outcome will be.) In the final analysis, it is usually the children who suffer most in a situation like this. In the last analysis, you simply do not want to do as you are told!
See also: analysis, final
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
in the final analysis
Also, in the last analysis. When all things are considered. For example, In the final analysis we must find ways to improve our sales, or I can, in the last analysis, talk only about my own work. This expression was at first put as in the ultimate analysis. [Late 1700s]
See also: analysis, final
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
in the final analysis
when everything has been considered (used to suggest that the following statement expresses the basic truth about a complex situation).See also: analysis, final
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
in the ˌlast/ˌfinal aˈnalysis
used to say what is most important after everything has been discussed or considered: In the final analysis, humour is a matter of individual interpretation.See also: analysis, final, last
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
in the last analysis
In the end, after everything has been considered. This phrase, also put as in the final analysis, apparently is a translation of the French en dernier analyse. It was used by Edgar Allan Poe (Chambers’s Journal, 1844): “Now this mode of reasoning . . . what in the last analysis is it?”
See also: analysis, last
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- in the final analysis
- in the last/final analysis
- in the last analysis
- after everything is said and done
- get (one's)/the facts straight
- get the facts straight
- in point of fact
- face (the) facts
- face facts
- facts are stubborn things