at the end of the game, the king and the pawn go back in the same box

/at ðɪ ˈɛnd ɒvðə ɡˈeɪm ðə kˈɪŋ and ðə pˈɔːn ɡˌəʊ bˈak ɪnðə sˈeɪm bˈɒks/

/æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə ɡˈeɪm ðə kˈɪŋ ænd ðə pˈɔːn ɡˌoʊ bˈæk ɪnðə sˈeɪm bˈɑːks/

used to highlight the concept that regardless of one's status or position in life, everyone ultimately faces the same fate of death