著名電影《悲慘世界》(Les Miserables) 原聲帶 (OST, original soundtracks) 有一首與本文標題同名的歌曲，被譯為「長日將盡」。除了這項字面意思外，即「工作時間結束時，一個工作天結束時，最終，到頭來 (finally, in the end)」，at the end of the day 還有比喻的意思，那就是「總之，整體而言，通盤考量後 (All things considered)」。例如：
- At the end of the day, it’s my responsibility to solve this problem. (到頭來，解決這問題仍是我的責任)
- We interviewed many applicants for the job, but at the end of the day, we didn’t think any of them could handle it. (我們面試了許多求職者，但最終我們認為他們無一可以勝任這項工作) － 句中 at the end of the day 譯為「通盤考量後」也可以。
- At the end of the day, what matters is that you’re safe. (總之，要緊的是你平安無事)
- At the end of the day you will have to decide whether you want to marry Sarah or not. (總而言之，你必須決定要不要跟莎拉結婚)
- At the end of the day the new CEO is no better than the previous one. (從各方面來看，這位新執行長並不比前任強)
相關成語 “by the end of the day” 與 at the end of the day 的字面意思非常相近，如 We have to do all these things by the end of the day. (我們必須在下班前做所有這些事情)；Will this task be completed by the end of the day? (這項任務可以在工作時間內完成嗎？)。