OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 36156

get down to brass tacks

/ɡɛt ˈdaʊn tə bɹɑːs ˈtæks/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ir al grano
To (start to) consider or deal with the most important details or facts about something.
He did not wish to delay action, but was ready to vote instanter.—A reference now would amount to a defeat of the memorial. It was better to come right down to the brass and vote.
When you come down to brass tacks—if we may be allowed the expression—everybody is governed by selfishness.
Phrases
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