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all in a day's work

all in a day's work phrase: coming with the territory.

Phrase

all in a day's work

  1. Coming with the territory.
    • Unfortunately, dealing with rude customers is all in a day's work around here.
  2. A nonchalant dismissal of a significant accomplishment.
    • —Wow, it's amazing that you fixed it so well that no one would even know that it was ever broken! —All in a day's work!

Questions about all in a day's work

What does all in a day's work mean?
All in a day's work means coming with the territory.
What part of speech is all in a day's work?
All in a day's work is a phrase.

Words near all in a day's work in the dictionary

  1. all hollow
  2. all hope abandon ye who enter here
  3. all hope abandon, ye who enter here
  4. all icing, no cake
  5. all in
  6. all in a day's work
  7. all in all
  8. all in good time
  9. all in one piece
  10. all in the family
  11. all inclusive

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