the business

noun

British slang

: a very good or impressive person or thing

Since he's won the tournament, he thinks he's the business.

You should see their new office. It's the business.

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Almost half of real-estate agents in the country got into the business in the last five years, buoyed by buyers who did not seem aware of how the system worked. —

Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024 Collins has introduced several changes meant to monetize the business, including subscriptions, organized live events, and bringing back physical copies of the paper and its television parody, the Onion News Network. —

Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 This provisional ranking reflects trends in the overall risks of implementing AI in enterprises, and the actual order varies depending on the needs of the business. —

Oleksandr Sheremeta, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 After that debacle, Congress reformed election laws to keep itself out of the business of picking Presidents. —

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