Do A Land Office Business Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Do A Land Office Business Idiom mean?

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do a land-office business What does do a land-office business mean?	to do much business in a short time	The children are doing a land-office business by selling the cold drinks next to the stadium.
do a land-office business What does do a land-office business mean?	to do much business in a short time	The children are doing a land-office business by selling the cold drinks next to the stadium.
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variety is the spice of life What does "variety is the spice of life" mean?	life is made more interesting by doing new or different things	The three women believe that variety is the spice of life and they are always traveling to new places and trying new things.
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Do A Land Office Business Idiom