1. mean business - Verb
2. mean business - Phrase
mean business (third-person singular simple present means business, present participle meaning business, simple past and past participle meant business)
(idiomatic, used to convey serious intent) To be serious, especially where achieving a specific end against opposition is concerned.
Her latest collection, on a cast of models who spanned ages and body types, saw the opulence of the Fendi of old replaced with a woman who can be beautiful and mean business at the same time. Source: Internet
By tackling corruption, governments can show they mean business, he said. Source: Internet
Don’t be fooled by their extensive menu—these guys mean business. Source: Internet
Their feeling, I think, is that knocking out the road (or some comparable demonstration that we mean business in aiding British Guiana development) means the evisceration of the British Guiana action program and virtually guarantees its failure. Source: Internet
They mean business and they have the means to force their will on companies. Source: Internet
This season, they are out to put their name into the top third of the league table and yesterday evening they showed that they mean business. Source: Internet