mean business
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mean business
verb means business · meaning business · meant business
- To be serious, especially where achieving a specific end against opposition is concerned. Say in a week from now, I will undertake to deliver this most marvellous masterpiece, if 'Look here, 'Tony, I mean business, if you don't.
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| Español | no andarse con chiquitas |
|---|---|
| Français | ne pas plaisanter, être sérieux |
| Italiano | fare sul serio |
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