get down to brass tacks

get down to brass tack

G g

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [get doun too bras, brahs tak]
- /gɛt daʊn tu bræs, brɑs tæk/
- /ˈɡet daʊn tuː brɑːs tæks/

Definitions of get down to brass tacks words

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

resolve — to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
study — a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
inspect — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
investigate — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.

ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
synthesize — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.

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