mean business

"Adrian is a racer and one of the most competitive people I have ever met. He quickly understood what we are trying to achieve. We mean business - and so does he."

"We have been so unlucky to pick up more injuries, but with these new signings we look like we mean business," he told BBC Sport.

“That I’m certain sends a message … to all employees that we mean business,” Supervisor Hilda Solis said to Viera Rosa, who was there to report on improvements he was making to the agency.

Because their 900 workers would stay all year, it would mean "business all year round for the local traders."

"We all know what's going to happen at the end of the season and they have a cause to play for. They want to send their manager off with a Premier League title and they really mean business."