after all vs at the end of the day

after all

prep
  • in the end, however; used in referring to something that was believed to be the case, but is not; or to an outcome that is not what was expected or predicted. 

  • anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point. 

at the end of the day

prep
  • In summary; ultimately. 

How often have the words after all and at the end of the day occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )