mean business (English, verb)
expansion: mean business (third-person singular simple present means business, present participle meaning business, simple past and past participle meant business)
Senses:
glosses: To be serious, especially where achieving a specific end against opposition is concerned.
tags: idiomatic
raw_tags: used to convey serious intent
Forms:
form: means business
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: meaning business
tags: participle
present
form: meant business
tags: participle
past
form: meant business
tags: past