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get down to brass tacks

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get down to brass tacks
Fig. to begin to talk about important things; to get down to business. Let's get down to brass tacks. We've wasted too much time chatting. Don't you think that it's about time to get down to brass tacks?
See also: brass, get, tack

get down to brass tacks
to start talking about the most important or basic facts of a situation
Usage notes: Brass tacks is Cockney rhyming slang (= an informal kind of language said to be used in parts of London) for facts.
Let's get down to brass tacks. Who's paying for all of this?
See also: brass, get, tack

get down to brass tacks
to start talking about the basic facts of a situation Let's get down to brass tacks - who's going to pay for all of this?
See also: brass, get, tack


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