brass tacks

I asked, thinking it was time to get down to brass tacks.

It didn't take him long to get down to brass tacks.

We have also said that in the long term, you really do need to get down to brass tacks.

Snap out of it and get down to brass tacks.

"They have used big words but haven't started from brass tacks.

When you get down to brass tacks, this is no different except for the reasons making it necessary, of course.

But before we get down to brass tacks, how about relieving my mind on a certain little matter?

That's all the facts when you come to brass tacks."

When the truth came down to brass tacks, did anyone trust anyone?

Leave the vitriol alone, and let us come down to brass tacks."

Brass tacks followed the curve of the wide arms.

We'll cut the philosophy - fair enough, it isn't your line, I can understand that - and get down to brass tacks.

Then the President got down to brass tacks.

I'm going to get down to brass tacks.

"Let's get down to brass tacks and stay there.

Anyhow, the mighty voice informed me that we were getting down to brass tacks.

Brass tacks are a type of pin or nail.

They're all in the study now-- what you might call coming down to brass tacks."

They are hard, Dinny, and full of brass tacks.

Both sides are satisfied that we are getting down to brass tacks."

If there are deals working, you promote them one step further, set a later meeting, nail down brass tacks."

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

"Now you go back to your mother, kick out that red-headed servant and get down to brass tacks."

"All right," Mason said, "let's cut out the window dressing and get down to brass tacks.

The Admiral then got down to brass tacks.