business

*business 

1. harassment; a scolding; general bad treatment. (*Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) The guys have been giving me the business about my new hairstyle. Sam was giving Tom the business about being late all the time.

2. Sl an execution. (Underworld. *Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) The mob wanted to give him the business for confessing to the federal prosecutor.

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about business be in business business business as usual Business before pleasure business end of business is business do a land-office business do a roaring trade do the business funny business get down to business get nose out of business go about business go out of business

have no business doing How's business? I'll thank you to mind your own business in business in the business of is in business keep nose out of business land-office business Let's get down to business like nobody's business make it business to mean business mind own business Mind own business! Mind your own business

minding my own business mix business with pleasure monkey business none of business none of your business! open for business place of business Punctuality is the soul of business send about business strictly business taking care of business that's show business the business end the business end of