get down to brass nails

verb

Synonym of get down to brass tacks

Meanings

verbget down to brass nails (third-person singular simple present gets down to brass nails, present participle getting down to brass nails, simple past got down to brass nails, past participle gotten down to brass nails or got down to brass nails)

present singular third person gets down to brass nails · participle present getting down to brass nails · past got down to brass nails · participle past gotten down to brass nails · participle past got down to brass nails

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of get down to brass tacks

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get down to brass nails. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20down%20to%20brass%20nails

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get down to brass nails,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20down%20to%20brass%20nails.

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