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“Let’s get down to brass tacks: It’s too expensive to live here.”
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His plays demonstrate a fierce effort to get down to brass tacks.
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When it comes down to brass tacks, "natalists" like Musk seem only interested in raising birth rates in the most inhumane way possible, by force.
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“The major work will happen in the months ahead, when we’ll get down to brass tacks and craft a responsible and balanced budget which will help make California more livable and affordable.”
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But when it came to brass tacks, to financial compensation, they were not.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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