You ever think about giving "someone the business"? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Tankeryanker · 12-29-2021, 02:21 PM

I have thought about that for a few people driving their cars.

How does one "give someone the business"?

GentlemanJim · 12-29-2021, 02:55 PM

Seems to have evolved over the years.

http://onlineslangdictionary.com/mea...e-the-business

GentlemanJim · 12-29-2021, 02:58 PM

Back in the 1960s, we usually used the term in the same context as "runaround". Sort of a mental "wild goose chase" sort of thing...anything besides what you really want....

Cx · 12-30-2021, 01:05 PM

I'd say it could also be described as "breaking someone's b*lls".

opus · 12-30-2021, 04:15 PM

CosmicCharlie · 01-01-2022, 12:04 AM

My aunts nephew (her side of the family) worked for a company and became friends with the owner ... and when the owner died the owner GAVE HIM THE BUSINESS for free worth about $20 mil !

Maybe if someone gives you the business ... it may be a good thing LOL

GentlemanJim · 01-04-2022, 01:23 PM

Just today I experienced someone giving me "the business" in the sense I have historically interpreted ir.

Stopped by Subway for breakfast, and they were all out of whole egg, and tried to persuade me to accept egg white as a substitute.

I hate egg white, and I was completely unwilling to accept the substitute.
So the gal launched a narrative about how much more healthful just whites were, and how she felt they were a superior alternative, preferred them herself...

She, IMO, was giving me "the business".....she may still be going for all I know, I lost track when I walked out the door.

Bonniegirl · 01-04-2022, 01:30 PM

" Giving someone the business " in Leave it to Beaver lingo basically meant they were BSing you or messin ' with you ( as they say now days) !

Tankeryanker · 01-04-2022, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

" Giving someone the business " in Leave it to Beaver lingo basically meant they were BSing you or messin ' with you ( as they say now days) !

This is probably closest to truth, although, with some of the drivers on the road, I would not mind a way to give them the business.

gidgetgrape · 01-04-2022, 03:34 PM

It's easier to give someone the business when you're teenage or really old because you can pass it off as innocence or forgetfulness.

12-29-2021, 02:21 PM	#1
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,049	You ever think about giving "someone the business"? I have thought about that for a few people driving their cars. How does one "give someone the business"?

12-29-2021, 02:55 PM	#2
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	Seems to have evolved over the years. http://onlineslangdictionary.com/mea...e-the-business
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12-29-2021, 02:58 PM	#3
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	Back in the 1960s, we usually used the term in the same context as "runaround". Sort of a mental "wild goose chase" sort of thing...anything besides what you really want....

12-30-2021, 01:05 PM	#4
Cx Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 01, 2020 Posts: 209	I'd say it could also be described as "breaking someone's b*lls".

12-30-2021, 04:15 PM	#5
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,492

01-01-2022, 12:04 AM	#6
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,437	My aunts nephew (her side of the family) worked for a company and became friends with the owner ... and when the owner died the owner GAVE HIM THE BUSINESS for free worth about $20 mil ! Maybe if someone gives you the business ... it may be a good thing LOL

01-04-2022, 01:23 PM	#7
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	Just today I experienced someone giving me "the business" in the sense I have historically interpreted ir. Stopped by Subway for breakfast, and they were all out of whole egg, and tried to persuade me to accept egg white as a substitute. I hate egg white, and I was completely unwilling to accept the substitute. So the gal launched a narrative about how much more healthful just whites were, and how she felt they were a superior alternative, preferred them herself... She, IMO, was giving me "the business".....she may still be going for all I know, I lost track when I walked out the door.

01-04-2022, 01:30 PM	#8
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,775	" Giving someone the business " in Leave it to Beaver lingo basically meant they were BSing you or messin ' with you ( as they say now days) !

01-04-2022, 03:34 PM	#10
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,502	It's easier to give someone the business when you're teenage or really old because you can pass it off as innocence or forgetfulness.