onder de streep

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “under the line”, referring to the position of the result of a calculation.

Prepositional phrase

onder de streep

  1. (idiomatic) all things considered, at the end of the day, as a net result
    Onder de streep zal deze wet weinig positieve invloed hebben. ― At the end of the day this law will have little positive impact.
    Dankzij de nieuwe cao houden de meeste werknemers onder de streep meer over. ― Thanks to the new collective labor agreement, the net result is that most workers take home more money.
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