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mean business

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mean business
to be serious about achieving something, even if other people disagree with you. The changes the new government has made show they mean business.
See also: business, mean
mean business
to be serious. After she scored that point, I realized that she meant business. We hope that the government means business and will really do something about the lack of affordable housing.
See also: business, mean
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I'll tell her plainly that it was bloomin' mean business.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context
I glanced from this Goliath to his little, bird-eyed spouse, and wondered if he had ever tried to mean business with her.
The Red One by London, Jack View in context
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