get down to brass tacks/get down to casesbegin the most important work or business; get started on the most important thing to talk about or know 讨论实质问题；谈论正经事 * The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks. 这些人先谈了一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事，然后就言归正传了。 * You have talked about everything under the sun; now you'd better get down to brass tacks. 你们已经天南海北乱扯了许多，现在最好要谈正经的了。 |