get down to (something)

idiom

: to start to do (something) : to begin to give one's attention or effort to (something)

It's time to stop delaying and get down to work.

Let's get down to business.

: to talk about or describe (something) in a very simple and accurate way

When you get right down to it, this movie is just not very good.

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Trump will immediately get down to the business of governing. —

Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025 On Monday morning, the temperature is expected to get down to minus 1 downtown and minus 3 at O’Hare International Airport. —

Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 Monday night temperatures are expected to get down to around 14 degrees with wind at 7 to 11 mph, and gusts as high as 21 mph. —

Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025 With time running out, Republicans are urging their colleagues to get down to business. —

Emily Brooks, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for get down to (something)

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