do a land-office business in English

Forms: does a land-office business [present, singular, third-person], doing a land-office business [participle, present], did a land-office business [past], done a land-office business [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> a land-office business}} do a land-office business (third-person singular simple present does a land-office business, present participle doing a land-office business, simple past did a land-office business, past participle done a land-office business)

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"do a land-office business" meaning in English

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