"get down to brass tacks" meaning in 英语

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get down to brass tacks.ogg Forms: gets down to brass tacks, getting down to brass tacks, got down to brass tacks, gotten down to brass tacks, got down to brass tacks
Etymology: 不详。字面意思是「黄铜钉子」。最早记录出现于1863年美国德克萨斯。一个理论认为,其源自五金店或布店的柜台上用来以准确单位量布的黄铜钉子(而不是用一边放在鼻子前,另一边放在伸长的手臂上来近似量出一码)。还有一种说法是,其源自19世纪通行于美国的用黄铜钉子在棺材上写出死者名字的做法。再有一种说法是,美国西部早期用黄铜钉子来装饰枪托的习惯。用黄铜是因为其不会生锈而且易于抛光。根据作家Stanley Vestal的说法,“钉在步枪上的黄铜钉子记录了死在枪口下的受害者的数量。黄铜钉子。”
  1. 开始讨论要点 Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: zh-get_down_to_brass_tacks-en-verb-mD0165~e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: drill down, get down to bedrock, get down to business, get down to cases, get right down to cases, get down to the nitty-gritty, get down to nuts and bolts, roll up one's sleeves, cut to the chase

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          "text": "We're gonna stop playing games with these Arabs and get down to brass tacks!"
        },
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