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It meant business
Bangalore, Dec 22 (IANS) Pakistan was in 'terrible trouble this time' due to unabated violence, terror attacks and suicide bombings, union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said here Tuesday when three people were killed in a blast outside the Peshawar Press Club.
'I think Pakistan is in terrible trouble this time. It is not for an Indian to tell what its government should do to tackle terrorism,' Abdullah told IANS on the margins of an energy event here.
Hoping that the Pakistan government would put down terrorism, Abdullah said once India realised it meant business, everything would fall into place and the dialogue process between the two countries could resume.
'I think dialogue will work again once India realises that Pakistan means business and would not allow its soil to be used for terrorism against India. Its government has to first chargesheet the perpetrators of Mumbai terror attacks on Nov 26, 2008,' the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister asserted.
Could you please tell me the meaning of "it meant business" in this context?
I know the meaning of the individual word but I can't understand them together. Particularly I feel tough to understand the connotation of "business" here.
'I think Pakistan is in terrible trouble this time. It is not for an Indian to tell what its government should do to tackle terrorism,' Abdullah told IANS on the margins of an energy event here.
Hoping that the Pakistan government would put down terrorism, Abdullah said once India realised it meant business, everything would fall into place and the dialogue process between the two countries could resume.
'I think dialogue will work again once India realises that Pakistan means business and would not allow its soil to be used for terrorism against India. Its government has to first chargesheet the perpetrators of Mumbai terror attacks on Nov 26, 2008,' the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister asserted.
Could you please tell me the meaning of "it meant business" in this context?
I know the meaning of the individual word but I can't understand them together. Particularly I feel tough to understand the connotation of "business" here.
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The idiom "someone means business" means that the person is taking something seriously and plans to do something about it. You can use it in sports: The Giants are entering the stadium now and it's clear they mean business -- They will play hard and will take the game seriously in their attempt to win. You can even say "Mom is heading this way and she looks like she means business" to show that your mother looks a bit angry about something and is not coming over to give you a candy bar.
- The idiom "someone means business" means that the person is taking something seriously and plans to do something about it.
- You can use it in sports: The Giants are entering the stadium now and it's clear they mean business -- They will play hard and will take the game seriously in their attempt to win.
- You can even say "Mom is heading this way and she looks like she means business" to show that your mother looks a bit angry about something and is not coming over to give you a candy bar.
- In this case, Pakistan intends do to something decisive, not just talk about the problem.
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The idiom "someone means business" means that the person is taking something seriously and plans to do something about it.
You can use it in sports: The Giants are entering the stadium now and it's clear they mean business -- They will play hard and will take the game seriously in their attempt to win.
You can even say "Mom is heading this way and she looks like she means busin
You can use it in sports: The Giants are entering the stadium now and it's clear they mean business -- They will play hard and will take the game seriously in their attempt to win.
You can even say "Mom is heading this way and she looks like she means busin
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