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to mean business

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to be very serious and committed to what one is doing or

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Our competitors mean business. They’re going to do everything they can to

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اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Being a Victim of Extortion». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,292 Being a Victim of Extortion.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,292. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California (although it’s raining right now).

Visit our website at ESLPod.com, where it’s never raining.

This episode is a dialogue between Jason and Ida about someone trying to get money from you illegally. Let’s get started.

Jason: Hey, that guy just took merchandise without paying. Didn’t you see him?

Ida: Yeah, but it’s okay. Forget about it.

Jason: What’s going on here? Why did you just let that guy take things without paying?

Ida: If you must know, I’m paying for protection.

Jason: Protection? From whom?

Ida: Those guys. They rule this neighborhood. If a business doesn’t pay up,

پیش‌نمایش ۲ دقیقه‌ای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.

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