How do you use "Brass tacks" in a sentence?

Let's get down to brass tacks. Stick to the brass tacks. What are the brass tacks of the situation?

Brass tacks

Q: What does "Brass tacks" mean?

Facts (also used idiomatically). Brass tacks rhymes with facts. 'Get down to brass tacks' became an idiom meaning get to the essential facts. The rhyming slang origin is often forgotten.

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의미: Facts (also used idiomatically).

事实（也作为习语使用）。

Hechos (también usado idiomáticamente).

事実（慣用的にも使われる）。

사실 (관용적으로도 사용됨).

Brass tacks rhymes with facts. 'Get down to brass tacks' became an idiom meaning get to the essential facts. The rhyming slang origin is often forgotten.

'Brass tacks'与'facts'押韵。'Get down to brass tacks'成为一个习语，意思是讨论核心事实。押韵俚语的起源常常被遗忘。

'Brass tacks' rima con 'facts' (hechos). 'Get down to brass tacks' se convirtió en una expresión idiomática que significa ir al grano. El origen del argot rimado a menudo se olvida.

「Brass tacks」が「facts」と韻を踏みます。「Get down to brass tacks」は本質的な事実に取り掛かるという慣用句になりました。押韻スラングの起源はしばしば忘れられています。

Brass tacks는 facts와 운이 맞는다. 'Get down to brass tacks'는 핵심적인 사실로 들어가라는 관용구가 되었다. 라이밍 슬랭에서 유래했다는 사실은 종종 잊힌다.

예문

Let's get down to brass tacks.
让我们言归正传
Vayamos al grano
本題に入ろう
본론으로 들어가자.
Stick to the brass tacks.
坚持事实
Ciñámonos a los hechos
事実に基づいて話そう
사실에 충실하자.
What are the brass tacks of the situation?
这件事的核心是什么？
¿Cuáles son los hechos esenciales de la situación?
この状況の核心は何？
이 상황의 핵심이 뭐야?

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/brɑːs tæks/

사용 가이드

맥락: business, discussion, essentials

어조: practical, direct

✓ 올바른 표현

Brass tacks
事实
Los hechos
事実
사실
Get down to brass tacks
切入正题
Ir al grano
本題に入る
본론으로 들어가다

흔한 실수

Many don't know it's rhyming slang
Now a standard idiom

기원과 역사

Brass tacks rhymes with facts. The phrase 'get down to brass tacks' became a standard idiom meaning to get to the basic facts or essential matters.

어원: Brass tacks rhymes with facts

최초 기록: 19th century

문화적 배경

Era: 19th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Business English

Regional notes: Now international idiom.

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