Wrapping up where you stand B1
Round off a chat by summing up your overall take.
at the end of the day C1 — summarising / ultimatelyA: Do you think we should spend more on advertising or improve the product itself?
B: Both are important, but at the end of the day, if the product isn’t good, people won’t buy it.
all in all C1 — overall / summarisingA: Did you enjoy working on that project?
B: There were some challenges, but all in all, I learned a lot and it was worth it.
by and large C1 — generalisingA: Do you like working from home?
B: By and large, yes. It gives me more flexibility, even though there are some distractions.
How the new job's going
A: So, three months in — what's the verdict?
B: By and large it's been alright. Decent team.
A: Better than the last place, then?
B: All in all, yeah, loads better.
A: Good stuff.
B: At the end of the day, I look forward to going in, and that's the main thing.
Was the festival worth it
A: Would you go again next year?
B: By and large the bands were brilliant, yeah.
A: Even with the rain and the queues?
B: All in all it was a good weekend, mud and all.
A: So that's a yes?
B: At the end of the day you don't remember the queues, you remember the music.