get down to business

verb

To commit oneself to a task or activity that is employment-related or that requires serious effort or concentration.

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Meanings

verbget down to business (third-person singular simple present gets down to business, present participle getting down to business, simple past got down to business, past participle (UK) got down to business or (US) gotten down to business)

present singular third person gets down to business · participle present getting down to business · past got down to business · UK participle past got down to business · US participle past gotten down to business

  1. idiomaticTo commit oneself to a task or activity that is employment-related or that requires serious effort or concentration.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
get down to brass tacks

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 進入正題 /进入正题
  • 進入正題 /进入正题Translations
Finnish ryhtyä töihin
  • ryhtyä töihinTranslations
French passer aux choses sérieuses, se mettre au travail
  • passer aux choses sérieusesTranslations
  • se mettre au travailTranslations
Polish przystępować do rzeczy, przystąpić do rzeczy
  • przystępować do rzeczyTranslations
  • przystąpić do rzeczyTranslations
Spanish meterse en harina
  • meterse en harinaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“get down to business.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20down%20to%20business. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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