Complete Definition of "get down to brass tacks"

English

Etymology
Cockney rhyming slang for "facts"

Verb

get down to brass tacks

  1. idiom Deal with the important details.

#:You must be Jules, which would make you Vincent. Let's get down to brass tacks, gentlemen. If I was informed correctly, the clock is ticking, is that right, Jimmie? - Scene from w:Pulp Fiction|Pulp Fiction

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