get down to brass tacks

Meaning: (idiomatic,chieflyUS)To start to discuss or consider the mostimportantdetails or facts about something.1863,January 21, 1863,The Tri-Weekly Telegraph,newspaper of Houston, TexasWhen youcome down to brass tacks– if we may be allowed the expression – everybody is governed by selfishness.1925July –1926May,A[rthur] Conan Doyle,The Land of Mist(eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia:Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:"But I called here with a purpose. I expect you are a busy man and I know that I am, so I'llget down to the brass tacks."1935,Clifford Odets,Waiting for LeftyThat's no answer.Get down to brass tacks.1972,Hunter S. Thompson,Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American DreamLet'sget down to brass tackshere. How much for the ape?1979,Stephen King,The Dead ZoneWe're gonna stop playing games with these Arabs and get down tobrass tacks!1994,Quentin Tarantino,Roger Avary,Pulp Fiction, spoken by The Wolf (Harvey Keitel):You must be Jules, which would make you Vincent. Let'sget down to brass tacks, gentlemen. If I was informed correctly, the clock is ticking. Is that right, Jimmie?2023April 2, Pippa Crerar, Robyn Vinter, quotingLisa Nandy, “Suella Braverman denies Brexit to blame for Dover queues of 14 hours”, inThe Guardian‎[1],→ISSN:And if the government got a grip,got down to brass tacksand started doing their actual job, all these things could be avoided.

Examples:

EN: I don't want to be abrupt, but we've got to get down to brass tacks.
ES: No quiero ser descortés, pero debemos seguir con el plan.
EN: Larry, suppose we get down to brass tacks.
ES: Larry, qué tal si vamos al grano.
EN: Let's get down to brass tacks.
ES: Vayamos al grano.
ES: Vamos a presentarnos.
ES: Vayamos al grano.
ES: Ahora veamos los hechos.
EN: Let's get down to brass tacks, or rather, greenbacks.
ES: Dejemos de decir gansadas, a por la pasta gansa.
EN: And I'm sure you'd all agree with me if I said that now's the time for all of us to stop all this nonsense face facts, get down to brass tacks, forget about the war, and go fishing.
ES: Sin duda estarían de acuerdo si dijera que es hora... de dejarse de tonterías... afrontar los hechos, ir al grano... olvidar la guerra e ir a pescar.
EN: Now, let's get down to brass tacks and have a real good rehearsal.
ES: Oiga, ahora pongámonos cómodos y hagamos un ensayo de verdad.
EN: Let's get down to brass tacks, my boy.
ES: Hablemos de las bases, muchacho.
EN: Let's get down to brass tacks, shall we, Hilda?
ES: Vayamos a lo importante, ¿no, Hilda?
EN: All right, young man, suppose we get down to brass tacks.
ES: De acuerdo, joven, vamos al grano.
EN: Well, look, let's get down to brass tacks, shall we?
ES: Bueno, vayamos al grano, ¿eh?
EN: Now, then. We can get down to brass tacks, gentlemen.
ES: Ahora vamos a ir al grano, señores.
EN: Darlin', what about we get down to brass tacks here?
ES: Preciosa, ¿por qué no vamos al grano? ¿William?
EN: Now, let`s get down to brass tacks.
ES: Ahora, volvamos a lo nuestro.
EN: I'll get down to brass tacks and relax
ES: De problemas al fin Descansar...
EN: I think we should get down to brass tacks.
ES: Deberíamos ir al grano.

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