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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.
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What does the idiom get down to brass tracks means?
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.
What does the idiom get down to brass tacks mean?
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.
What does get down to the brass tracks mean?
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.
Why are basic facts referred to as brass tacks?
It's a furniture idiom. Quality furniture is made using brass tacks to hold things together, because brass doesn't rust or corrode and ruin the furniture's upholstery. If you strip something "down to brass tacks," you're taking off all the frills and ruffles and exposing the basic framework.
What does get down to brass tacks mean?
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.
When was Brass Tacks Press created?
Brass Tacks Press was created in 2002.
How can you separate brass tacks and iron tacks?
One way to separate brass tacks and iron tacks is to use a magnet. Since iron is magnetic and brass is not, you can pass a magnet over the tacks to attract the iron ones while leaving the brass ones behind. Alternatively, you can use a sieve with holes that are smaller than the brass tacks but larger than the iron ones to separate them based on size.
What actors and actresses appeared in Romance and Brass Tacks - 1918?
The cast of Romance and Brass Tacks - 1918 includes: Claire Adams Harold Foshay Olin Howland
What are the release dates for Brass Tacks - 2004?
Brass Tacks - 2004 was released on: USA: 16 April 2004 (San Francisco Film Festival) USA: 2013
Is iron nails heavier than brass tacks?
Yes
What are the release dates for White Collar - 2009 Brass Tacks 4-12?
White Collar - 2009 Brass Tacks 4-12 was released on: USA: 29 January 2013 Japan: 29 June 2013 Belgium: 14 October 2013
How did idioms get created and who created them?
Who creates idioms? That's pretty hard to answer. We can go back and see when the first appearance happens in print but newspaper and magazine writers aren't known for creating new words but rather mirroring an existing sentiment in the readership. In other words, no one would know what the idiom means unless the public already had exposure to its meaning. Idoms are created by storytellers, cultural groups and stakeholders of interests, clubs, religions etc, etc. On how an idiom gets created let's look at the idiom, Let's get down to brass tacks. When we look back and see how bolts of cloth, canvas and wire were sold in hardware stores we see that a length of rope was just that, the length between the owner's hands. Since these lengths were not uniform an owner or several owners put down markers such as tacks to measure yards, feet and inches. The first occurrence in the local paper talks about getting down to tacks, finally brass tacks. Obviously a saying that occurred in that locality centered around the one place most people would frequent, the hardware store. It caught on and came to mean getting all the facts or to flesh out many details. This is the way an idiom is created but it is the public that has to accept it before it goes into common use.
