in the final analysis
prep_phraseEtymology Calque of French en dernière analyse.
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Idiomatic All things considered; when all is said and done; in conclusion, basically and fundamentally.
- I have not been personally in a conversation with anybody in the Astronaut Office that is antirobotic for some philosophical reason. They are a group of people who, in the final analysis, have the responsibility to get the job done.1990, United States. Congress House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, page 90:
- Synonyms
- at bottom