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Julia Huong
2022-07-21 09:07
Get Down to Brass Tacks informal verb phrase figurative
To concentrate on the most significant parts of a given situation.
It's time to get down to brass tacks. Please turn off your phone.
I don't have much time, so let's get down to the brass tacks.
I'd like to get down to brass tacks: we need to launch a new product to improve the turnover next year.
Express one's thoughts or opinions publicly
Any scandalous activities that occur when traveling in a group should not be discussed with other individuals afterwards.
1. To have a careful and exhaustive discussion with someone
2. To offer thorough advice or suggestions to someone
To stop talking about or focusing on a specific topic.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. An unlucky situation
2. An interjection used to express sympathy for someone's bad luck
1. I have had some tough beans recently. I got low marks and lost my bike just two days later.
2. A: I've got a low mark.
B: Tough bean, bro.
