It means to get down to business, to get to the matter at hand, to get to work.

Brass tacks are commonly used to tack upholstery down to the frame. If you "get down" to the tacks, you have stripped away the upholstery and stuffing, and are down to the bare frame again.

Brass tacks are what you see when you take the upholstery off furniture - the wood is traditionally held together by that kind of fastener. "Getting down to brass tacks" means stripping away anything not essential.

It means to get down to business, to get to the matter at hand, to get to work.

Brass tacks are commonly used to tack upholstery down to the frame. If you "get down" to the tacks, you have stripped away the upholstery and stuffing, and are down to the bare frame again.

Nothing. The phrase you want is "get down to brass tacks," which is an upholstery term. You tack the cloth and stuffing to the furniture frame with brass tacks, so if you are down to the tacks, you have nothing covering the frame. This idiom means that you cut through all the talk and go straight to the meat of the matter.

Nothing. The phrase you want is "get down to brass tacks," which is an upholstery term. You tack the cloth and stuffing to the furniture frame with brass tacks, so if you are down to the tacks, you have nothing covering the frame. This idiom means that you cut through all the talk and go straight to the meat of the matter.