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1 get down to brass tacks
(to deal with basic principles or matters: Let's stop arguing about nothing and get down to brass tacks.) govoriti o bistvenem -
2 brass
1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) medenina2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) trobila•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacks* * *I [bra:s]nounmedenina, med, bron; colloquially denar; music trobila; plural medeninasta posoda; nagrobna plošča, spominska plošča; American slang častniki; figuratively nesramnost, predrznostII [bra:s]adjectivemedeninast, bronast; figuratively predrzen, izzivalen, trmastIII [bra:s]transitive verb & intransitive verbz medenino obiti, obložiti; slang izplačati -
3 tack
[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) risalni žebljiček2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) začasen šiv3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) laviranje4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) smer2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) pritrditi z žebljički2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) lavirati* * *I [tæk]nounžebljiček s ploščato glavico, risalni žebljiček; klinček, kvačica; dolg (začasen) šiv; marine vrv za zvitje jadra; spodnji kraj jadra; vsaka spremenjena smer v cikcakasti vožnji jadrnice, laviranje, figuratively kurz; postopck, smer, pot (politike, akcije), taktika; lepljivost, viskoznost (barve, laka); parliament dodatna klavzula, dodatek predlogua new tack — figuratively nov kurzthumb-tack — adjective risalni žebljičekthe boat is on tixe starboard (port) tack — čoln (jadro, ladja) dobiva veter z desne (leve) stranito change one's tacks — iti v drugo smer, ubrati drug kurz, privzeti druge mereto come down to the brass tacks figuratively razpravljati o bistvu zadeveto try another tack — poskusiti novo pot (smer, taktiko)II [tæk]transitive verbpritrditi, pričvrstiti, pribiti (z žebljički); začasno zašiti z dolgimi šivi; dodati, priključiti, prilepiti, privezati (on, to na, k); technical začasno zalotati; intransitive verb v cikcaku jadrati proti vetru; nenadoma spremeniti smer vožnje, (nenadoma) spremeniti svoj kurz, lavirati, iti po drugi poti, spremeniti taktikoIII [tæk]noun(zaničevalno)jedača; hranasoft tack — mehek, bel kruh; dobra hrana -
4 get down
(to make (a person) sad: Working in this place really gets me down.) spravljati v obup* * *intransitive verb & transitive verbspuščati se; sleči; pogoltniti; napisati; razjahati; izstopiti; dol spraviti
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Brass tacks — is an object used in the popular expression get down to brass tacks .The expression usually means clearing out confusing details and finding out the real facts about something. The etymology of the expression is unclear. It may have roots in the… … Wikipedia
brass-tacks — (brăsʹtăks ) adj. Informal Concerned with essential matters; practical: a brass tacks leader. * * * … Universalium
brass tacks — If you get down to brass tacks, you get down to the real business … The small dictionary of idiomes
brass tacks — ☆ brass tacks n. Informal basic facts; practical details: chiefly in the phrase get (or come) down to brass tacks … English World dictionary
brass tacks — brass′ tacks′ n. pl. inf the most fundamental considerations; essentials; realities • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
brass tacks — n. essential business. (Usually in get down to brass tacks.) □ Now that we are talking brass tacks, how much do you really want for this watch? □ Since we haven’t gotten down to brass tacks, would it be unethical for me to buy you lunch? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
brass tacks — /bras ˈtæks/ (say brahs taks) plural noun Colloquial basic facts; realities: *Come down to brass tacks, the world was like that but mercifully we had to have illusion to go on living –christina stead, 1944. {US (19th century); ? from the brass… …
brass tacks — noun plural : details of immediate practical importance this monograph has little to reward the tough minded reader, in the habit of searching for brass tacks Stanley Newman usually used in the phrase get down to brass tacks … Useful english dictionary
brass tacks — See: GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS … Dictionary of American idioms
brass tacks — See: GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS … Dictionary of American idioms
brass tacks — noun plural Date: 1895 details of immediate practical importance usually used in the phrase get down to brass tacks … New Collegiate Dictionary