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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]
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]

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His partner Mihaela Matei worked as a receptionist for the business and was an "essential connection between clients and the women", the court heard.

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If the business cannot recover over the next four years, the rest of her 28 staff, who are nearly all local women who became stylists after serving an apprenticeship at the salon, are facing potential redundancy.

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Vaughn, a D.C. correspondent for the business network since 2016, was told during a routine OB appointment that it was baby time, she told People exclusively.

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The most recent arrest was Friday, when officers investigating a theft in the 700 block of Pacific Coast Highway pulled over a vehicle with a man and woman inside a short distance from the business where several items were stolen.

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When officers arrived, a man fitting the description of a person involved in the theft tried to run out of the business.

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