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end of the day

end of the day is the ellipsis of at the end of the day.

Meaning of at the end of the day

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) In summary; ultimately.
    • Christ’s flock is but a little flock, comparatively conſidered, Luke xii. 32. &c. They are but little in reſpect of their numbers. Indeed abſtractly conſidered, at the end of the day, they will make an “innumerable company, which no man can number;” but, viewed in compariſon of the wicked, they are...c. 1737–1754, Ebenezer Erskine, “The Sovereignty of Zion’s King. Being the Substance of Several Sermons, on Psal. ii. 6. The First Preached at Perth Before the Associate Presbytery, Thursday, Oct....
    Synonyms:
    ATEOTD, basically, essentially, in summary, in the end, to recap, to summarize, to sum up, when all is said and done

Questions about end of the day

What is end of the day the ellipsis of?
End of the day is the ellipsis of at the end of the day.

Words near end of the day in the dictionary

  1. end of history
  2. end of life
  3. end of quote
  4. end of story
  5. end of terrace
  6. end of the day
  7. end of the line
  8. end of the rainbow
  9. end of the road
  10. end of the world
  11. end of watch

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