take care of business
To successfully perform a task or set of tasks which are very important for the accomplishment of a major objective.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I need to take care of business before I can go out.”
“The team must take care of business in the final game to win the championship trophy.”
“After the sudden resignation of the director, the vice president stepped in to take care of business and stabilize the company during the transition.”
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bad business
Synonym of bad news (“irritating, troublesome or harmful thing, situation or person”).
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be taken ill
To become ill.
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business as usual
The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.
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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.
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business girl
A female prostitute.
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care a button
To care (at all).
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care a jackstraw
To care (at all).
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care a whit
To care for something, to have interest or concern for something or someone.
Last updated August 10, 2026