Signification en français

informal 5K

Let's get down to brass tacks

🇬🇧 UK //lɛts ɡɛt daʊn tə bræs tækz// 🇺🇸 US //lɛts ɡɛt daʊn tə bræs tækz//

Sens de Let's get down to brass tacks

To focus on the essential details or main issues.

In simple words: Let's focus on the most important issues.

Let's get down to brass tacks dans une phrase

• Before we waste more time, let's get down to brass tacks and discuss the budget.
• During the meeting, it was clear that we needed to get down to brass tacks to meet our deadline.
• After some small talk, she said, 'Now, let's get down to brass tacks about the project requirements.'
• The negotiations were dragging on until the manager said, 'Let's get down to brass tacks.'
• If we truly want to solve this issue, it's time to get down to brass tacks.

Comment utiliser Let's get down to brass tacks

This idiom is used in casual conversations to indicate moving to the main point. It's not suitable for formal contexts.

Grammar pattern

standalone phrase

Memory hint

Imagine a carpenter starting work by focusing on the essential tools, the brass tacks.

Mots liés

Collocations with Let's get down to brass tacks

• get down to business
• get down to details
• get down to work

Synonyms for Let's get down to brass tacks

• get to the point
• cut to the chase
• focus on the essentials

Common mistakes with Let's get down to brass tacks

• Using it in overly formal discussions.
• Misunderstanding its meaning to imply a physical action.
• Confusing it with similar phrases like 'cut to the chase'.

Questions fréquentes sur Let's get down to brass tacks

Que signifie Let's get down to brass tacks?

Let's focus on the most important issues.

Que signifie Let's get down to brass tacks en français ?

Let's focus on the most important issues.

Quelle est la définition de Let's get down to brass tacks?

To focus on the essential details or main issues.

Comment utiliser Let's get down to brass tacks dans une phrase?

Before we waste more time, let's get down to brass tacks and discuss the budget.

Peux-tu donner un autre exemple de Let's get down to brass tacks?

During the meeting, it was clear that we needed to get down to brass tacks to meet our deadline.

Quels sont les synonymes de Let's get down to brass tacks?

Quelques alternatives courantes : get to the point, cut to the chase, focus on the essentials.

Quels mots vont avec Let's get down to brass tacks?

Il s'associe souvent à get down to business, get down to details, get down to work.

Quelles sont les erreurs courantes avec Let's get down to brass tacks?

Using it in overly formal discussions. Misunderstanding its meaning to imply a physical action. Confusing it with similar phrases like 'cut to the chase'.

Comment prononce-t-on Let's get down to brass tacks?

US: //lɛts ɡɛt daʊn tə bræs tækz//, UK: //lɛts ɡɛt daʊn tə bræs tækz//. Écoute l'audio ci-dessus pour entendre la prononciation native.

Let's get down to brass tacks est-il formel ou informel?

"Let's get down to brass tacks" est informel, il convient donc aux conversations détendues entre amis et en famille.

Quand dois-je utiliser Let's get down to brass tacks?

This idiom is used in casual conversations to indicate moving to the main point. It's not suitable for formal contexts.