brass tacks meaning in English
1.黄铜平头钉。
2.〔俚语〕具体事实，主要事实，要点；当务之急 (get down to brass tacks 谈实质性问题；谈重要问题)。
Examples
- Let's get down to brass tacks .
让我们言归正传吧。 - This is not something that can be skated over-let's get down to brass tacks .
这件事可不能含糊过去--让我们讨论其中的要害问题吧！ - "he looks as if he had plenty of determination," he said, "but when you come down to brass tacks he has no backbone. "
“他看起来很果断，”他说，“可是一落实到具体问题，他就没有魄力了。” - It was like him to come down to brass tacks
他就是这个脾气，说话单刀直入。 - Jack . let ' s cut the crap and get down to brass tacks
杰克,我们废话少说。我们开诚布公吧。