brass tacks

Get down to the brass tacks, and quit talking round the subject.

谈实质问题吧, 别兜圈子了.

The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks.

那些人先谈论一些小事,然后就转入正题.

Then it discusses brass tacks of the project and the system design scheme.

然后介绍了课题的基本情况以及系统设计方案.

This is not something that can be skated over – let's get down to brass tacks.

这件事可不能一带而过—我们来讨论实质问题吧.

Now let's: get dawn to brass tacks.

现在我们转入正题吧.

Let's get down to brass tacks and talk about my contract for next year.

我们直接进入重点,谈谈我明年的合约 吧.

This means to get down to brass tacks, that it could hit Alaska.

这意味着须认真对待的基本事实:它可以打击阿拉斯加.

They feel there is some risk in trying to get down to brass tacks.

他们感觉试图把实质问题搞清楚有些冒险.

Never mind the side issues, let's get down to brass tacks and thrash out a basic agreement.

别管枝节问题, 让我们讨论问题的实质,以求得基本一致.

After the usual greetings and some remarks about the weather, the men got brass tacks.

在一般的问候以及几句关于天气的话后, 那些人就开始办正事了.

Let's get down to brass tacks.

让我们言归正传吧.

It was like him to come down to brass tacks.

他就是这个脾气,说话单刀直入.

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!

Brass tacks along his work table helped him measure the exact amount.

其实沿着店主的工作台就能帮他量出精确的尺寸.