get down to brass tacks

I asked, thinking it was time to get down to brass tacks.

We have also said that in the long term, you really do need to get down to brass tacks.

"We need to get down to brass tacks," the President said.

When we get down to brass tacks, mother feels exactly the same way that I do.

Snap out of it and get down to brass tacks.

It didn't take him long to get down to brass tacks.

"When it gets down to brass tacks, where's the data?"

This is where we really will have to get down to brass tacks during further discussions with the Commission.

Time to get down to brass tacks, I see.

When you get down to brass tacks, this is no different except for the reasons making it necessary, of course.

But before we get down to brass tacks, how about relieving my mind on a certain little matter?

I was feeling restless, wondering how to get down to brass tacks on this thing.

"Then we need to dispose of him," I said, getting down to brass tacks.

"Before we get down to brass tacks, how's Duffy doing?"

And enough armored vehicles that if it got down to brass tacks we still had a chance to fight our way out.

And now," he said, returning to the subject, "let's get down to brass tacks.

Anyhow, the mighty voice informed me that we were getting down to brass tacks.

"All right, let's get down to brass tacks," Barker said.

Look, let's get down to brass tacks, shall we?

He was getting down to brass tacks now.

We're gonna stop playing games with these Arabs and get down to brass tacks!

"Let's get down to brass tacks and stay there.

Let us, however, get down to brass tacks.

We'll cut the philosophy - fair enough, it isn't your line, I can understand that - and get down to brass tacks.

That sounds abstract; at the drop of a hat, Wheeler gets down to brass tacks.