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单词 brass tacks
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brass tacks

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noun Informal.

the most fundamental considerations; essentials; realities (usually used in the phrase get down to brass tacks).

Origin of brass tacks

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby brass tacks

brass knuckles, brass neck, Brassó, brass ring, brass-rubbing, brass tacks, brassware, brassy, brat, Bratislava, brat pack
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British Dictionary definitions for brass tacks

brass tacks

pl n

informal basic realities; hard facts (esp in the phrase get down to brass tacks)
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