To Mean Business Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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to mean business What does to mean business mean?	to be serious, to be ready to take action	He is working very hard and means business when he says that he is going to get the office organized.
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cast one's lot in with (someone) What does "cast one's lot in with (someone)" mean?	to join with someone and accept whatever happens	The woman cast her lot in with the company and worked hard to keep the business going.

bottom drops/falls out of (something) What does "bottom drops/falls out of (something)" mean?	a collapse occurs and prices fall below an earlier low price	When the bottom fell out of the coffee market many companies had to stop doing business.
fish in troubled waters What does "fish in troubled waters" mean?	to involve oneself in a difficult or confused or dangerous situation in order to get something	The woman was fishing in troubled waters when she began to ask questions about the crime.
fall for (someone or something) What does "fall for (someone or something)" mean?	to begin to like or love someone or something	The man fell for the woman at the bank but was afraid to ask her for a date. We fell for the new apartment when we first saw it.
fart around What does "fart around" mean?	waste time; mess around
trouble oneself about (someone or something) What does "trouble oneself about (someone or something)" mean?	to worry about someone or something	I wish that my mother would not trouble herself about my problems at work.
apple of (someone`s) eye What does "apple of (someone`s) eye" mean?	someone's favorite person or thing	The young girl is the apple of her father`s eye.
chisel (someone) out of (something) What does "chisel (someone) out of (something)" mean?	to cheat someone to get money	My friend tried to chisel his brother out of some money.
put (someone or something) out to pasture What does "put (someone or something) out to pasture" mean?	to retire someone or something (just as you would put a horse that is too old to work out to pasture)	We finally decided to put our old car out to pasture and buy a new one.
on (someone's) say-so What does "on (someone's) say-so" mean?	with someone's permission or authority	I was able to ask for a new stove on the apartment manager's say-so.

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To Mean Business Idiom