[Ask ] "All business"?

看板EngTalk (全英文聊天)作者 (巡禮之年)時間14年前 (2012/01/22 14:36), 編輯推噓2(205)
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I heard this phrase in the musical that my school is doing "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" When one of the speller Marcy Park spelled a word correctly, one of the judge said, "Ms. Park is all business" What does it mean to say someone that's "all business"? It sounds like a bad thing to describe other people, becuase Marcy Park later on replied, "no i am not!" very curious :s -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 96.48.88.193 ※ 編輯: ts1810 來自: 96.48.88.193 (01/22 14:39) ※ 編輯: ts1810 來自: 96.48.88.193 (01/22 14:40)

01/22 15:39, , 1F
It meant she came prepared or all serious about it
01/22 15:39, 1F
Thanks for the reply! but then it doesn't make sense in the musical :s Marcy Park is those stereotype asian that are good at everything and very critical on herself, so she must'd come prepared :s why would she denied it At some point of the musical she restated again that "I am not all business" Sorry I'm just very curious and confused a bit :p ※ 編輯: ts1810 來自: 96.48.88.193 (01/22 18:26)

01/23 01:48, , 2F
Maybe she was being humble? =)
01/23 01:48, 2F
That's possible!!! but not very probable... at the beginning of the musical, another character said to her,"don't be nervous, just watch what i do" and she totally ignored him, said it in very cold voice "not worry, i am not nervous" then walked away ※ 編輯: ts1810 來自: 96.48.88.193 (01/23 14:58)

01/23 19:00, , 3F
Well, it does sound like she's very focused and all
01/23 19:00, 3F

01/23 19:00, , 4F
business
01/23 19:00, 4F
Thanks!!! i sort of getting what you mean :)!! ※ 編輯: ts1810 來自: 96.48.88.193 (01/26 02:04)

01/26 05:34, , 5F
all business = serious, prepared; a negative conno-
01/26 05:34, 5F

01/26 05:35, , 6F
tation is "all business = no fun" and so she would
01/26 05:35, 6F

01/26 05:35, , 7F
deny that she's all business.
01/26 05:35, 7F
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