down to brass tacks
Example Sentences
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After warm handshakes and a warning about Taiwan from Xi Jinping on Thursday, the Chinese president and Trump were due to get down to brass tacks on Friday with discussions on trade, geopolitics and AI.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
“Investors are getting down to brass tacks and saying, ‘What do we want to own over the next few months?’”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
“Let’s get down to brass tacks: It’s too expensive to live here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
"This is the period when we're getting down to brass tacks."
From Reuters ● Jan. 17, 2023
“When it comes down to brass tacks, you don’t give a damn about them. Or _ _ r> me. “
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
