The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks.
A busy doctor wants his patients to get down to brass tacks.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
get down to brass tacks — also[get down to cases] {v. phr.}, {informal} To begin the most important work or business; get started on the most important things to talk about or know. * /The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks./ * /A busy doctor… … Dictionary of American idioms
get down to brass tacks — also[get down to cases] {v. phr.}, {informal} To begin the most important work or business; get started on the most important things to talk about or know. * /The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks./ * /A busy doctor… … Dictionary of American idioms
get\ down\ to\ brass\ tacks — • get down to brass tacks • get down to cases v. phr. informal To begin the most important work or business; get started on the most important things to talk about or know. The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks. A… … Словарь американских идиом
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