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unter dem Strich/unterm Strich (idiom)
   all things considered, at the end of the day, when all is said
and done; on balance, the bottom line (is)

Unter dem Strich hat auch die CDU Prozentpunkte verloren, wenn auch in geringfügigem Ausmaß.
At the end of the day, the CDU also lost percentage points [in the election], even if to a modest extent.

Related:
der Strich dash, line, slash, stroke; pile, nap (of fabric, rug)
einen Strich unter (acc.) etw machen/ziehen to put an end to sth, forget (about) sth
jdm einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen to throw a monkey wrench into/put a stop to/wreck sb's plans
keinen Strich tun to not do a stroke of work, (lie around
and) do nothing
unter dem Strich sein to not be up to snuff, be below par

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