Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gets down to brass tacks

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
get-s -down -to brass -tacks
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of get down to brass tacks

Questions

What does gets down to brass tacks mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of get down to brass tacks

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