Meaning of take care of business | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To successfully perform a task or set of tasks which are very important for the accomplishment of a major objective.
   idiomatic
2. To urinate or defecate.
   euphemistic, idiomatic

Examples

“Wars of succession are rarely pretty. The heirs apparent of Moghul emperors in 17th century India used to take care of business simply by murdering all their relatives the minute the ruling emperor started to look ill.”

“Rather than attempting fertilization in a Petri dish, he simply loaded the sperm and eggs (known to biologists as gametes) into a fine pipette and inserted them into the Fallopian tube, where he hoped they would take care of business by themselves.”

“James is eager to reach his first conference final. “"We don’t just want to win one," he said. "We’re going to try and win Game 3 and take care of business after that."”

“The facilities at the Esso Super Station, located on the outskirts of the town 180 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, have been named among the best places to take care of business in Canada.”

CEFR level