another day, another dollar

proverb

Everything is routine and mundane, and nothing eventful or extraordinary has happened.

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another day in paradise
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Meanings

proverb
  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.

    Another day, another dollar, another war

    1995, Jewel, “Who Will Save Your Soul”
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    Poor Tom suffered the tortures. He got up, yawned, and said, «Well, another day another dollar, good night,» and disappeared upstairs.

    1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, chapter 3, in On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC, part 4

    Another day, another dollar / More money, more murder

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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another day in paradise

Translations

French métro, boulot, dodo
  • métro, boulot, dodoLife goes on, and it is necessary to work to earn money
Spanish un día más un día menos, aquí en la brega
  • un día más un día menosLife goes on, and it is necessary to work to earn money
  • aquí en la bregaLife goes on, and it is necessary to work to earn money
  • sudando la gota gordaLife goes on, and it is necessary to work to earn money
Cite this entry
APA

another day, another dollar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/another%20day%2C%20another%20dollar

MLA

“another day, another dollar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/another%20day%2C%20another%20dollar. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “another day, another dollar,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/another%20day%2C%20another%20dollar.

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