be in earnest
be in earnest
To have sincere intentions. I need to know you're in earnest if we're going to enter into negotiations. Otherwise, it's just a waste of time for both of us. Please, that joker's never in earnest—he works for the mob! Even if Rich is in earnest now, I've been involved in too many of his past schemes to trust him.
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