to get down to brass tacks 讨论实质问题(成语)
英文释义
To address the basic and most important details of a problem, disagreement, or complicated problem.
例句
The owners of the two rival companies knew they needed to resolve their dispute, so they had a meeting, and when they got down to brass tacks they found a solution to their problem.
这两家竞争企业的老板知道,他们需要解决争端。因此,他们开了一次会,讨论了实质问题,并找到了问题的解决办法。