something that you say which means the purpose of business is to make a profit, and that other things, such as personal feelings, must not be allowed to prevent this.

Business is business, and if your friend can't produce the work on time, I'll have to find someone else.

• back to square one
• back to the drawing board
• back up
• back up someone
• back up something
• bad apple
• bad blood
• bad egg
• rustle up something
• sabre-rattling
• sackcloth and ashes
• sack out
• sacred cow
• sacrifice on the altar of
• sacrifice on the altar of something
• sacrifice something on the altar of
• sacrifice something on the altar of something
• sadder but wiser
• saddle someone with
• saddle someone with something
• saddle something with
• saddle something with something
• saddle with
• saddle with something
• sad state of affairs