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get down to brass tacks


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brass
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Sense: Noun: metal alloy
Synonyms:
metal Collocations, alloy Collocations, pinchbeck, Muntz metal, orichalc, yellow metal, prince's metal
Sense: Noun: gall - informal
Synonyms:
gall Collocations, cheek Collocations (slang), impudence, nerve Collocations (slang), insolence, audacity, chutzpah, brazenness, self-confidence, guts (slang), balls (vulgar, slang), boldness, rudeness, daring Collocations, sass (slang), feistiness, sassiness (slang)
Sense: Noun: people in high positions - preceded by 'the', informal
Synonyms:
top brass (informal), management Collocations, authorities, government Collocations, upper echelons, elite, powers that be, board Collocations, board of directors


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