Grammar fix
do business
work commercially
to buy, sell, or trade goods or services with other people or companies, usually to make money.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Many companies prefer to do business with partners they trust.
In my opinion, it’s important to do business honestly if you want to build a good reputation.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: We do business to many countries.
Say: We do business with many countries. / in many countries.
You do business WITH a partner or IN a place — not 'to'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Do business with' is the natural phrase; 'conducts commercial transactions' is a press release.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
do business (with/in)
- with them
- in China
- together
- online