do one's business
Especially of a house pet: to defecate or urinateEspecially of a house pet: to defecate or urinate.
» Why did Tom fail in business?
Чому Том зазнав невдачі у бізнесі? — deniko
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1 senses(euphemistic, idiomatic)Especially of a house pet: to defecate or urinate.
Honey, the neighbor's dog's doing its business in our yard again.
Examples
170 sentencesWhy did Tom fail in business?
Чому Том зазнав невдачі у бізнесі? — deniko
We do business with that company.
Do you often take business trips?
ruВы часто отправляетесь в командировки? — paul_lingvo
deMachen Sie oft Geschäftsreisen? — Dejo
I've never done business with Tom.
We've been doing business for years.
Translations
3 languagesForms
does one's business, doing one's business, did one's business, done one's business| Base form | do one's business · to do one's business |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | does one's business |
| Present participle | doing one's business |
| Past simple | did one's business |
| Past participle | done one's business |
irregular · Lesson
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.