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the business
Verbal abuse, scolding, or teasing; also, a beating. For example, At boarding school new kids always get the business , or The boxer faked and then gave his opponent the business . [ Slang ; c. 1940]
A harsh interrogation, as in The detectives gave each suspect the business . [ Slang ; c. 1940]
Dismissal from work or jilting, as in Once the new management takes over I'm sure to get the business , or Dorothy gave him the business and married someone else . [ Slang ; c. 1940]
Example Sentences
He remained involved with the business and was chairman emeritus until his death.
“We’re going through this squeezing of our ecosystem in Hollywood,” said J. Christopher Hamilton, a practicing entertainment attorney and a professor at Syracuse University who focuses on the business of media.
“It’s a horrible time in the business from the content creation, content production standpoint,” Hamilton said.
“Right now, there is an absolute sense of terror among people in the business that they’ll be out of a job, that the old models aren’t working, that they won’t earn what they once did,” said Galloway of Chapman.
“These companies aren’t getting out of the business of producing great programming, movies and television,” she said.
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