go about one's business
Proceed as usual
To go about one’s business means to proceed with one’s usual activities or responsibilities, often with an air of detachment or disregard for external distractions or interference.
Historically, the phrase has been associated with maintaining composure or focus during times of upheaval or public spectacle.
It can also imply a deliberate avoidance of meddling in others’ affairs: Despite the commotion outside, she went about her business as if nothing had happened.
Regular everyday activities
- errandsBrief purposeful outings
- choresRoutine household tasks
- tasksUnits of work
- activitiesThings one engages in
habits · customs · affairs · responsibilities · duties · engagements · occupations · preoccupations
Continue doing something
- continueGo on without stopping
- press onContinue despite hardship
- persevereContinue despite obstacles
- persistContinue firmly onward
keep going · soldier on · stay the course · forge ahead · march on · plod on · follow through · sustain
Effort toward a goal
- employmentPaid occupation status
- professionTrained occupational field
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- jobPaid position of employment
vocation · trade · craft · enterprise · labor · productivity · income · workplace
daily life
Regular everyday activities
activities · habits · customs · affairs · responsibilities · duties · engagements · occupations · preoccupations · mundane
carry on
Continue doing something
persist · keep going · soldier on · stay the course · forge ahead · march on · plod on · follow through · sustain · endure
work
Effort toward a goal
- employmentPaid occupation status
- professionTrained occupational field
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
job · vocation · trade · craft · enterprise · labor · productivity · income · workplace · commute
go about one's businessidle
Without activity or purpose
loaf · do nothing · waste time · twiddle one's thumbs · vegetate
go about one's businesspanic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
freak out · lose one's head · fall apart · have a meltdown · freeze up
goings, about, oneness, business, busily, busyness, businesses