business as usual
idiom
—used to say that something is working or continuing in the normal or usual way
Much of the town lost electricity in the storm, but for people with generators it was business as usual.
As the election nears, both political parties continue to blame each other for all the city's problems. In other words, it's business as usual.
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The 2025 postseason has been business as usual for the Dodgers, cruising past the Reds in the Wild-Card Game and only dropping one game to the Phillies in the NLDS.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The very idea that the Niners can operate business as usual without him is an insult to the game.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Hey, that’s business as usual for Taylor.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Residents with gray trash carts serviced by DPW don't have to swap them and can continue business as usual.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The very idea that the Niners can operate business as usual without him is an insult to the game.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Hey, that’s business as usual for Taylor.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Residents with gray trash carts serviced by DPW don't have to swap them and can continue business as usual.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for business as usual
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“Business as usual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20as%20usual. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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