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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.) komme til saken/det vesentlige -
2 brass
1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) messing2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) (messing)blåseinstrument•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacksmessingsubst. \/brɑːs\/1) messing, ting av messing, bronse2) ( av messing i kirke) minneplate, minnetavle3) (hverdagslig, om penger) gryn, stål4) (litterært, gammeldags) bronse5) ( hverdagslig) frekkhetbold as brass frekk som en flatlusthe brass ( musikk) forklaring: messinginstrumentene i et orkester ( om orkestermedlemmene) messingblåserneget down to brass tacks komme til sakennot a brass farthing ikke en rød øresounding brass ( bibelsk) lydende malm
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