Idiom: “when all is said and done”

Have you seen the 2020 US Presidential Election lesson?

After about 9.40 minutes, he says:

Do you have any idea how much the 2016 presidential campaign cost? I’m going to tell you. When everything was all said and done the two campaigns combined spent over one billion dollars”!

when all is said and done

idiom:  said when you are about to tell someone the most important fact they should remember in a situation:

When all was said and done it was only a game, not real life.

It won’t be easy, but when all is said and done, we’ll be glad we did it.

The candidates claim to have different views but, when all is said and done, they’re very much alike.

when all is set and done

Alternative for “when all is said and done:”

When all is set and done, 2 to 5 inches of snow will cause slippery travel into and out of New York City.

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