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place of business

idiom

A place where business is conducted, such as an office or a single shop in a franchise.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    as if someone owns the place

    Alternative form of like someone owns the place.

  2. 02

    bad business

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

  3. 03

    better place

    Heaven; happiness after death.

  4. 04

    business as usual

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

  5. 05

    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.

  6. 06

    business girl

    A female prostitute.

  7. 07

    come from a good place

    To be motivated by decency, kindness, or good intentions.

  8. 08

    do one's business

    Especially of a house pet: to defecate or urinate.

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