とどのつまり
Meanings
Expression
Adverb
1. in the end; after all is said and done (Usually kana, とど is the last of the names used to refer to the striped mullet at its various stages of growth)
Examples1
その 説明 に対する 彼 の 答 は とどのつまり 意味をなさない。
His explanation of the problem adds up to nonsense.