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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But with whipsaw tariff announcements from the Trump administration, a red-hot market for small business acquisitions, and major changes in Small Business Administration (SBA) lending rules, 2025 isn’t business as usual.
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Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Because of this deal, everything quickly stabilized and China got back to business as usual.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Players showered up, then slipped into Lululemon sweats embroidered with the Olde English D.
The club filed out the door one player after another, marching on like this was business as usual.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 May 2025
It’s been largely business as usual at the Faribault Mill in recent months, a state of affairs that has very recently become a luxury for scores of US companies.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Because of this deal, everything quickly stabilized and China got back to business as usual.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Players showered up, then slipped into Lululemon sweats embroidered with the Olde English D.
The club filed out the door one player after another, marching on like this was business as usual.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 May 2025
It’s been largely business as usual at the Faribault Mill in recent months, a state of affairs that has very recently become a luxury for scores of US companies.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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“Business as usual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20as%20usual. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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