Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broke down to brass tacks

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
broke -down -to brass -tacks
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does broke down to brass tacks mean?
simple past of break down to brass tacks

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