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in business

idiom
Meaning

Ready to proceed in a desired activity.


Examples
SIMPLE

Once you plug in the computer, we are in business.

CONTEXTUAL

We finally found the missing part for the engine, so we are back in business.

COMPLEX

With the final signatures secured and the funding approved, the project team was officially in business and ready to commence operations.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bad business

    Synonym of bad news (“irritating, troublesome or harmful thing, situation or person”).

  2. 02

    business as usual

    The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.

  3. 03

    business end

    The part of an object (chiefly a tool or weapon) that is physically used for its operation, rather than some other part such as the part by which it is held.

  4. 04

    business girl

    A female prostitute.

  5. 05

    do one's business

    Especially of a house pet: to defecate or urinate.

  6. 06

    get down to business

    To commit oneself to a task or activity that is employment-related or that requires serious effort or concentration.

  7. 07

    give someone the business

    To treat someone harshly or in a wrongful manner, such as by abusing, deceiving, or manipulating.

  8. 08

    it's none of your business

    It's a matter (especially a private or personal one) that you are not entitled to be involved in or informed about.

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