do business

商売をする、取引する

仕事として商品やサービスを売買したり提供したりすること。

やさしい英語で： To buy, sell, or provide goods and services as a business activity.

• We do business online.
• She has done business with this supplier for years.
• Does your company do business in Japan?

使い方： do business with someone (We do business with several local farmers.); do business in somewhere (The company does business in twenty countries.)

類義語： trade

よく使う表現： do business abroad, do business with someone

用を足す、排泄する

尿や便を出すこと。特にペットについて遠回しに言う表現。

やさしい英語で： To pass urine or solid waste, especially when speaking politely about a pet.

• The puppy went outside to do business.
• Our dog did business on the grass, then came back inside.
• Has the cat done business in the garden again?

類義語： relieve oneself, go to the toilet

よく使う表現： do business outside, do business outdoors