Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gotten down to brass tacks

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
got-ten -down -to brass -tacks
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of get down to brass tacks

Questions

What does gotten down to brass tacks mean?
past participle of get down to brass tacks

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