5 exercises — practise the summative idiom "at the end of the day".
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Which sentence correctly uses "at the end of the day" idiomatically to introduce a concluding point in a design discussion?
"At the end of the day, the team has to choose..." correctly keeps the fixed word order of the idiom followed by a comma. The other options scramble the internal word order of the fixed phrase.
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Which sentence correctly distinguishes the idiomatic "at the end of the day" (meaning "ultimately") from its literal reading (meaning "in the evening")?
"At the end of the day, uptime is what matters most, and... files the incident summary at the end of the day" correctly uses the same fixed phrase for both the idiomatic (first clause) and literal (second clause) senses, since the wording itself does not change — only the context disambiguates the meaning. The other options scramble the fixed word order.
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Which sentence correctly uses "at the end of the day" mid-sentence, set off by commas, to summarize a trade-off discussion?
"...but, at the end of the day, it is far easier to maintain" correctly sets off the fixed idiom with commas on both sides in its standard word order. The other options scramble the internal word order of the fixed phrase.
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Which sentence correctly uses "at the end of the day" to introduce the deciding factor in a vendor comparison?
"At the end of the day, cost and long-term support matter more..." correctly keeps the fixed idiom in its standard word order. The other options scramble the placement of "the" or "of" within the fixed phrase.
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Which sentence correctly uses "at the end of the day" to conclude a retrospective discussion about a missed deadline?
"At the end of the day, the root cause was unclear requirements..." correctly uses the definite article "the" twice, as required by the fixed idiom. Option B wrongly pluralises "days". Options C and D wrongly substitute the indefinite article "a/an" for "the", which breaks the fixed idiomatic meaning.