another day, another dollar

English

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Proverb

another day, another dollar

1. Everything is routine and mundane, and nothing eventful or extraordinary has happened.
2. Life goes on, and it is necessary to work in order to earn money.
   • 1957, Jack Kerouac, chapter 3, in On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC, part 4:

     Poor Tom suffered the tortures. He got up, yawned, and said, «Well, another day another dollar, good night,» and disappeared upstairs.

   • 1995, Jewel (lyrics and music), “Who Will Save Your Soul”:

     Another day, another dollar, another war

   • 1996, “The Set Up”, in It Was Written, performed by Nas:

     Another day, another dollar / More money, more murder

Synonyms

• another day in paradise

Translations

Life goes on, and it is necessary to work to earn money

• French: métro, boulot, dodo (fr)
• Spanish: un día más un día menos, aquí en la brega, sudando la gota gorda

See also

• once more into the breach