ビジネス英語口語表現672：to mean business
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Today’s lesson of colloquial expression
672. to mean business 本気である、真剣である
- this means to be serious
1. The regulators are coming to interview us about some irregularities in our reporting, and I hear they mean business so we need to get ready.
2. The health inspectors are coming to inspect our kitchen tomorrow and they mean business, so nobody goes home tonight until it is spotless.
