How do you use "Get down to brass tacks" in a sentence?

Let's get down to brass tacks—how much will it cost? Enough small talk, let's get down to brass tacks. Getting down to brass tacks, what's the timeline?

Get down to brass tacks

Q: What does "Get down to brass tacks" mean?

To focus on the essential, practical details To stop talking around the subject and focus on the important, practical aspects—often the financial or concrete details of a matter.

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含义: To focus on the essential, practical details

事实（也作为习语使用）。

Hechos (también usado idiomáticamente).

事実（慣用的にも使われる）。

본질적이고 실질적인 세부 사항에 집중하다

To stop talking around the subject and focus on the important, practical aspects—often the financial or concrete details of a matter.

'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。

주제를 빙빙 돌리지 말고 중요하고 실질적인 측면—주로 금전적이거나 구체적인 세부 사항—에 집중하는 것을 의미합니다.

例句

Let's get down to brass tacks—how much will it cost?
让我们言归正传
Vayamos al grano
本題に入ろう
본론으로 들어갑시다—비용이 얼마나 들까요?
Enough small talk, let's get down to brass tacks.
坚持事实
Ciñámonos a los hechos
事実に基づいて話そう
잡담은 그만하고 본론으로 들어갑시다
Getting down to brass tacks, what's the timeline?
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？
본론으로 들어가서, 일정이 어떻게 됩니까?

发音

/brɑːs tæks/

用法指南

语境: business, negotiations, planning

语气: businesslike, direct

✓ 正确说法

Let's get down to brass tacks
我们切入正题吧
Vayamos al grano
本題に入ろう
사실
Getting down to brass tacks
进入正题
Yendo al grano
核心に迫る
본론으로 들어가다

✗ 错误说法

Often leads to discussing money/costs
通常会引出关于金钱或成本的讨论
A menudo conduce a hablar de dinero o costes
お金やコストの話につながることが多い
흔히 돈/비용 이야기로 이어짐

常见错误

Saying 'brass tax' (wrong word)

起源与历史

Origin uncertain. May come from haberdashery where brass tacks were used to measure cloth (getting to the fundamental measurement). Or from furniture making. Or Cockney rhyming slang 'brass tacks' = facts.

词源: Possibly from measuring cloth with brass tacks

最早记录: Late 19th century, possibly American

文化背景

Era: Late 19th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Business meetings; Negotiations

Regional notes: Universal across English-speaking world.

变体

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