get down to brass tacks
Verb
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Verb
- (idiomatic, chiefly US) To deal with the important details.
- 1863, January 21, 1863, The Tri-Weekly Telegraph, newspaper of Houston, Texas
- When you come down to brass tacks – if we may be allowed the expression – everybody is governed by selfishness.
- 1935, Clifford Odets, Waiting for Lefty
- That's no answer. Get down to brass tacks.
- 1972, Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
- Let's get down to brass tacks here. How much for the ape?
- 1979, Stephen King, The Dead Zone
- We're gonna stop playing games with these Arabs and get down to brass tacks!
- 1994, Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction
- You must be Jules, which would make you Vincent. Let's get down to brass tacks, gentlemen. If I was informed correctly, the clock is ticking. Is that right, Jimmie?
- 1863, January 21, 1863, The Tri-Weekly Telegraph, newspaper of Houston, Texas
- get down to business
- get down to the nitty-gritty
- get down to nuts and bolts
- roll up one's sleeves
- cut to the chase
- French: passer aux choses sérieuses
- Italian: darsi da fare, rimboccarsi le maniche, venire al sodo, darsi una mossa, entrare nei dettagli
- Russian: переходить к сути дела
- Spanish: ir al grano
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