办正经事 meaning in English

get down to business

They had not seen him for two days . signor pastrini informed them that business had called him to civita vecchia
派里尼老板告诉他们说，他到契维塔韦基亚办正经事去了。
Pierre was so far under petticoat government that he did not dare to be attentive , or even to speak with a smile , to any other woman ; did not dare go to dine at the club , without good reason , simply for entertainment ; did not dare spent money on idle whims , and did not dare to be away from home for any long time together , except on business , in which his wife included his scientific pursuits
皮埃尔对妻子言听计从，这表现在他不仅不敢向别的女人献殷勤，而且不敢露出笑容同别的女人谈话，不敢去俱乐部吃饭作为消遣，不敢随便花钱，不敢长期出门，除非去办正经事。妻子把皮埃尔的学术活动算作正经事，尽管她对此一窍不通，都很重视。