get down to brass tacks

短语

讨论重要问题,触及问题实质

发音

UK /ɡɛt ˈdaʊn tə bɹɑːs ˈtæks/
US /ɡɛt ˈdaʊn tə bɹæs ˈtæks/
AU

词形变化

gets down to brass tacks 三单 gets down to brass tacks getting down to brass tacks got down to brass tacks gotten down to brass tacks getting down to brass tacks 现在分词 got down to brass tacks 过去式 gotten down to brass tacks 过去式 gotten down to brass tacks 过去分词 got down to brass tacks 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To (start to) consider or deal with the most important details or facts about something.

    习语

词源

The 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: * The term refers to the brass tacks used in upholstery which have to be removed when a piece of furniture is reupholstered, or brass tacks stuck into the counter of a draper’s shop or hardware store to measure items precisely in yards. * Another possibility is that the brass tacks are nails used to seal coffin lids, or tacks used to decorate or indicate a deceased person’s initials on such lids, and thus the term refers to dealing with matters as serious as death.

来源：wiktionary