Mean Business Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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mean business What does mean business mean?	to be serious	Our boss means business when he tells everyone to work harder.
mean business What does mean business mean?	to be serious	Our boss means business when he tells everyone to work harder.
mean business What does mean business mean?	to be serious, to be ready to take action	Our boss is working very hard and means business when he says that he is going to get the office organized.
	Some Random Idioms
come up smelling like roses What does "come up smelling like roses" mean?	to look good after a difficult or bad time	Everybody in the company looked bad except for our manager who came up smelling like roses.

go through the roof What does "go through the roof" mean?	to go very high	The price of oil is going through the roof.
have it made What does "have it made" mean?	be successful, have everything	He has it made with his new job.
HIV What does "HIV" mean?	Human Immunodeficiency Virus	Human Immunodeficiency VirusThe rate of HIV infection among drug users is very high.
drop back What does "drop back" mean?	to move or step backwards, to retreat	During the hike my foot began to get sore so I decided to drop back and rest for awhile.
don sackcloth and ashes What does "don sackcloth and ashes" mean?	to behave in a way that shows that you are very sorry for something that you have done wrong - in ancient Biblical times people wore very uncomfortable sackcloth (cloth for sacks) for mourning and al	The man was asked to don sackcloth and ashes to repent for his terrible mistake.

be the case What does "be the case" mean?	to be true, to be an actual situation	"I do not care if it was the case last year, this year we will do things differently."
get out of (somewhere) What does "get out of (somewhere)" mean?	to leave somewhere, to escape	I want to hurry and get out of my house so I will not be late for work.
by all means What does "by all means" mean?	certainly, yes	"By all means, I will come to dinner next week."
give (someone) the third degree What does "give (someone) the third degree" mean?	to question someone in great detail	The woman gave her son the third degree when he returned home.
bullshitter What does "bullshitter" mean?	an expert liar; someone good at lying or exaggeration	Are you bullshitting me?

American Idioms and Expressions

Mean Business Idiom