mean business

Example Sentences

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I'm not sure we'll ever see anything like that match again and it showed me that France are back and mean business.

From BBC

"They're doing it because they want to send a message to North Korea, hey, we mean business," he said.

From Reuters

“If we don’t show the people that are a level above us and a level above them in elected offices that we mean business, it’ll never change anything,” he said.

From New York Times

They know Newcastle are coming, and they know they mean business.

From BBC

“It’s been found that in a short-term strike, you’re getting your message out to the employer or you’re letting them know you mean business. But you’re not necessarily putting your job at risk.”

From Washington Times