business is business
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business is business
Where it comes from
Possibly a calque of French les affaires sont les affaires (or vice versa). The French phrase is found as far back as George Sand's Mattea (1833).
phrase
- Business matters should not be influenced by friendship or sentiment. I've a mortgage now on Tompkins' lot; / What a fool he was to become a sot! […] How she will blubber and sob and sigh, / But business is business,—and what care I?
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phrase business is business
| Español | los negocios son los negocios |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 公事公辦 /公事公办 gōngshìgōngbàn |
| Português | amigos, amigos; negócios à parte |
| Français | les affaires sont les affaires |
| Deutsch | Geschäft ist Geschäft |
| Italiano | gli affari sono gli affari |
Talk about this word "business is business." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/business%20is%20business. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. business is business. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/business%20is%20business "business is business." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/business%20is%20business.Cite this
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title = {business is business},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
