Friday, 2 February 2007

Phrase of the Day! 16: 'mean business'

"to mean business"


definition: to be serious about achieving something, even if other people disagree with you

(myslet něco doopravdy, smrtelně vážně)

example: After she scored that point, I realised that she meant business.
We hope that the government means business and will really do something about the lack of affordable housing.

No comments: