Idiom
take care of business
Meaning
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.
Examples
“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.”
Examples
simple
“I need to take care of business before I can go out.”
contextual
“The team must take care of business in the final game to win the championship trophy.”
complex
“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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