"another day, another dollar" meaning in English

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Proverb

Audio: En-us-ncalif-anotherdayanotherdollar.ogg , en-au-another day, another dollar.ogg
Head templates: {{en-proverb}} another day, another dollar
  1. Everything is routine and mundane, and nothing eventful or extraordinary has happened.
    Sense id: en-another_day,_another_dollar-en-proverb-cw6Yt0H0
  2. Life goes on, and it is necessary to work in order to earn money. Translations (Life goes on, and it is necessary to work to earn money): métro, boulot, dodo (French), un día más un día menos (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-another_day,_another_dollar-en-proverb-~Kc~wlBY Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English proverbs: 20 80 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'Life goes on, and it is necessary to work to earn money': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: another day in paradise Related terms: once more into the breach
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