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done one's business

done one's business is the past participle of do one's business.

Meaning of do one's business

Verb

do one's business (third-person singular simple present does one's business, present participle doing one's business, simple past did one's business, past participle done one's business)

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) Especially of a house pet: to defecate or urinate.
    • Honey, the neighbor's dog's doing its business in our yard again.

Questions about done one's business

What is done one's business the past participle of?
Done one's business is the past participle of do one's business.

Words near done one's business in the dictionary

  1. done more harm than good
  2. done nothing
  3. done numbers
  4. done off
  5. done one's bit
  6. done one's business
  7. done one's damnedest
  8. done one's darnedest
  9. done one's duty
  10. done one's ease
  11. done one's easement

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