Get down to
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Meaning 1 of 3
Definition
To focus seriously
Example sentence
Lets get down to business.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: get down to + noun/gerund
- get down to work
- get down to business
- get down to studying
- get down to writing
- get down to the details
- get down to the task at hand
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
Let's get down to business. ✅ (Correct)
Let's get business down to. ❌ (Incorrect)