get down to brass tacks
To consider or deal with the most important details or facts about somethingTo (start to) consider or deal with the most important details or facts about something.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To (start to) consider or deal with the most important details or facts about something.
zur Sache kommen
переходить к сути делаperexoditʹ k suti dela
перейти до справиperejty do spravy, перейти до сутіperejty do suti
Translations
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Origin
The origin is uncertain. It is probably a variant of the earlier term down to the brass (sThe origin is uncertain. It is probably a variant of the earlier term down to the brass (see, for example, the 1854 quotation), and the following etymologies have been suggested:
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Forms
gets down to brass tacks, getting down to brass tacks, got down to brass tacks, gotten down to brass tacks| Base form | get down to brass tacks · to get down to brass tacks |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gets down to brass tacks |
| Present participle | getting down to brass tacks |
| Past simple | got down to brass tacks |
| Past participle | gotten down to brass tacks / got down to brass tacks |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | get down to brass tacks |
| he, she, it | gets down to brass tacks |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | got down to brass tacks |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have gotten down to brass tacks |
| he, she, it | has gotten down to brass tacks |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will get down to brass tacks |
Synonyms
12 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.