business is business
business is business
A phrase that emphasizes business decisions as completely separate from emotions or personal issues. You're only being traded because the team needs to dump some salaries. It's nothing personal—business is business. Yeah, I get that business is business, but it still hurts when the person who no longer wants to work with you is your best friend. He's a great kid, but business is business and we need space on the 40-man roster.
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ˌbusiness is ˈbusiness
a way of saying that financial and commercial matters are the important things to consider and you should not be influenced by friendship, etc: He’s a nice guy but business is business. He owes us money and he’ll have to pay it back.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
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