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get down to business
(redirected from get down to work)

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get down to business and get down to work
to begin to get serious; to begin to negotiate or conduct business. All right, every one. Let's get down to business. There has been enough chitchat. When the president and vice president arrive, we can get down to business.
See also: business, get

get down to business
to begin seriously doing what you need to do They both knew they did not have much time, so they got down to business and began to discuss the issues that needed to be settled.
Usage notes: sometimes used without get: Our professor is very down to business and very well prepared.
Related vocabulary: get down to it
See also: business, get


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The [Arab League] initiative is clear and I will immediately get down to work because time is running short and we need to salvage the situation", Mousa said on his arrival.
Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.
It's up to him now to get down to work and prove us wrong, that he belonged here all the time.
 
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