take care of business
To successfully perform a task or set of tasks which are very important for the…To successfully perform a task or set of tasks which are very important for the accomplishment of a major objective.
» He took over his father's business.
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2 senses(idiomatic)To successfully perform a task or set of tasks which are very important for the accomplishment of a major objective.
(euphemistic, idiomatic)To urinate or defecate.
Examples
73 sentencesHe took over his father's business.
Do you often take business trips?
ruВы часто отправляетесь в командировки? — paul_lingvo
deMachen Sie oft Geschäftsreisen? — Dejo
Tom took over the family business.
deTom übernahm den Familienbetrieb. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom took control of the business.
Take care of your own business.
Forms
takes care of business, taking care of business, took care of business, taken care of business| Base form | take care of business · to take care of business |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | takes care of business |
| Present participle | taking care of business |
| Past simple | took care of business |
| Past participle | taken care of business |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | take care of business |
| he, she, it | takes care of business |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | took care of business |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have taken care of business |
| he, she, it | has taken care of business |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will take care of business |
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons 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.