do a land-office business
To be very successfulTo be very successful; to do a roaring trade.
» Why did Tom fail in business?
Чому Том зазнав невдачі у бізнесі? — deniko
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1 senses(US, dated)To be very successful; to do a roaring trade.
Examples
197 sentencesWhy did Tom fail in business?
Чому Том зазнав невдачі у бізнесі? — deniko
Does Tom often go on business trips?
Том часто їздить у відрядження? — deniko
How did you get into that business?
Як ти долучився до цієї справи? — Oleksandr_Tahayev
We do business with that company.
Do you often take business trips?
ruВы часто отправляетесь в командировки? — paul_lingvo
deMachen Sie oft Geschäftsreisen? — Dejo
Forms
does a land-office business, doing a land-office business, did a land-office business, done a land-office business| Base form | do a land-office business · to do a land-office business |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | does a land-office business |
| Present participle | doing a land-office business |
| Past simple | did a land-office business |
| Past participle | done a land-office business |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | do a land-office business |
| he, she, it | does a land-office business |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | did a land-office business |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have done a land-office business |
| he, she, it | has done a land-office business |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will do a land-office business |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.