all in a day's work

Idioms  

1. Also, all in the day's work. Expected and normal, as in He said I had to finish these reports by five o'clock—all in the day's work. This phrase is sometimes used as an ironic comment on an unpleasant but not abnormal situation. The expression possibly alludes to the nautical term day's work, defined in 1789 as the reckoning of a ship's course during the 24 hours from noon to noon. [c. 1800]

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all in a day's work

Workers told the BBC the brazen 55-second raid was all in a day's work, with offenders targeting the outlet multiple times every day.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

But this was all in a day’s work for CAFE, or the corporate average fuel economy rules, enacted in 1975.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

There are also plenty of shots of Cavill dashing through the snow, battling monsters, and brandishing swords at people — all in a day’s work for an itinerant monster-hunter.

From The Verge ● Jul. 9, 2021

For the president it was all in a day’s work.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2019

Katherine accepted the recognition graciously: all in a day’s work.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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