down tack
The IPA diacritic of primary articulation: ⟨˕⟩, used to denote a lowered phoneThe IPA diacritic of primary articulation: ⟨˕⟩, used to denote a lowered phone; for vowels, the diacritic denotes a slightly more open utterance; for consonants, it moves the manner of articulation one step forward in this chain: nasal → plosive → fricative → approximant → trill → tap, flap → lateral fricative → lateral approximant → lateral flap.
» Let's get down to brass tacks and make a decision.
Kommen wir zur Sache und treffen wir eine Entscheidung.
Meaning
1 sensesThe IPA diacritic of primary articulation: ⟨˕⟩, used to denote a lowered phone; for vowels, the diacritic denotes a slightly more open utterance; for consonants, it moves the manner of articulation one step forward in this chain: nasal → plosive → fricative → approximant → trill → tap, flap → lateral fricative → lateral approximant → lateral flap.
Examples
7 sentencesLet's get down to brass tacks and make a decision.
deKommen wir zur Sache und treffen wir eine Entscheidung.
Let's get down to brass tacks.
Ближче до справи.
Let's get down to brass tacks and talk business.
To come down to brass tacks, you owe me something.
I think it's about time we got down to brass tacks.