"get down to business" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-get down to business.ogg Forms: gets down to business [present, singular, third-person], getting down to business [participle, present], got down to business [past], got down to business [UK, participle, past], gotten down to business [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> down to business}} get down to business (third-person singular simple present gets down to business, present participle getting down to business, simple past got down to business, past participle (UK) got down to business or (US) gotten down to business)
  1. (idiomatic) To commit oneself to a task or activity that is employment-related or that requires serious effort or concentration. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: throw oneself into Translations (Translations): ryhtyä töihin (Finnish), passer aux choses sérieuses (French), se mettre au travail (French), przystąpić do rzeczy [perfective] (Polish), meterse en harina [Spain, colloquial] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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