to mean business
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1. Um, I think it's still going to be a hard fight, but I think today we've shown the authority that we mean business.(BNCI)
2. This is not a game. We mean business.(MED)
3. One of them poked a shotgun at me. I could see he meant business.I gave them what they wanted.(Collins Cobuild)