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land-office business

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[land-office business] {n.}, {informal} A great rush of business.

* /It was a hot day, and the drive-ins were doing a land-office business in ice cream and cold drinks./

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	business ⁷⁷ {informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {n.} ⁹¹²

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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