open for business
idiom
: able to be entered and used by customers
The store will be open for business next week.
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Six months after the Palisades fire roared down Pacific Coast Highway, the Country Kitchen in Malibu is open for business, but many customers have yet to return.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Hotel Mystère — also known as the Big Brother house — is officially open for business!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 July 2025
Meanwhile, Dolly's is already open for business in Anderson Township and the former Frisch's location in Blue Ash.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Seven-time Country Music Association award-winning Vocal Group of the Year Old Dominion's venture into Nashville's bar industry is officially open for business.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Hotel Mystère — also known as the Big Brother house — is officially open for business!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 July 2025
Meanwhile, Dolly's is already open for business in Anderson Township and the former Frisch's location in Blue Ash.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Seven-time Country Music Association award-winning Vocal Group of the Year Old Dominion's venture into Nashville's bar industry is officially open for business.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Open for business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20for%20business. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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