Definitions

get down to brass tacks

VERB

analyze

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consider evaluate figure out inspect interpret investigate resolve scrutinize spell out study test

STRONG

assay confab estimate figure hash judge rehash

WEAK

beat a dead horse chew over kick around sort out talk game think through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forget ignore neglect

WEAK

assemble combine synthesize

VERB

cite

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allege allude to indicate mention name offer point out present recount refer to repeat specify spell out tell

STRONG

adduce advance enumerate evidence excerpt exemplify extract instance lay number recite reference rehearse remember reminisce

WEAK

appeal to give as example illustrate with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal deny take withhold

STRONG

forget insert

VERB

detail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analyze delineate depict describe enumerate lay out portray recount relate reveal set forth spell out stipulate summarize tell uncover

STRONG

catalog circumstantiate communicate designate elaborate embellish epitomize exhibit individualize itemize narrate particularize produce recapitulate recite rehearse report show specialize spread

WEAK

fly speck quote chapter and verse sweat details

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal confuse cover hide mix up suppress

STRONG

simplify

WEAK

misrepresent withhold

VERB

specify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cite define determine enumerate establish fix indicate lay out limit mention point out spell out stipulate

STRONG

blueprint condition detail finger individualize instance inventory itemize list make name particularize peg set settle slot specialize tag

WEAK

be specific button down come to the point draw a picture get to the point go into detail pin down precise put down put finger on show clearly specificate specificize tab tick off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse destroy neglect unsettle

STRONG

discourage dissuade halt ignore

WEAK

generalize

VERB

talk turkey

Synonyms

WEAK

make no bones about it mince no words

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

“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.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025

"It's almost inevitable that the splintering will happen when you get down to brass tacks about what good parenting really looks like."

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2022

But then we get down to brass tacks and the trailer... pretty much tells you the movie’s entire plot, as my colleague Chaim Gartenberg noted in a first look.

From The Verge • Jul. 24, 2021

"Well, we might as well get down to brass tacks and have things thoroughly understood," he decided.

From Jean of the Lazy A by Bower, B. M.

get down to brass tacks

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