get down to business
To commit oneself to a task or activity that is employment-related or that requires…To commit oneself to a task or activity that is employment-related or that requires serious effort or concentration.
» How did you get into that business?
Як ти долучився до цієї справи? — Oleksandr_Tahayev
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To commit oneself to a task or activity that is employment-related or that requires serious effort or concentration.
Examples
76 sentencesHow did you get into that business?
Як ти долучився до цієї справи? — Oleksandr_Tahayev
I've got some business to discuss.
ruМне надо обсудить кое-какие дела. — marafon
I've got some business with Tom.
ruУ меня были кое-какие дела с Томом. — sharptoothed
Let's get down to business, OK?
Now let's get down to business.
Translations
3 languagesForms
gets down to business, getting down to business, got down to business, got down to business| Base form | get down to business · to get down to business |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gets down to business |
| Present participle | getting down to business |
| Past simple | got down to business |
| Past participle | got down to business / gotten down to business |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons 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.