get down to (something)
idiom
1
: to start to do (something) : to begin to give one's attention or effort to (something)
It's time to stop delaying and get down to work.
Let's get down to business.
2
: to talk about or describe (something) in a very simple and accurate way
When you get right down to it, this movie is just not very good.
Examples of get down to (something) in a Sentence
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And when the two parties get down to hard bargaining, there is no unseemly discord.
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Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Mar. 2024
The fresh cut is bursting with pop vitality, and, since the stroke of midnight, is accompanied with an official music video that follows Max on his travels from Los Angeles, CA to Seoul, South Korea where the pair get down to moving and grooving for the cameras.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
At 200 pounds and 5 feet, 4 inches, she was encouraged to get down to 170 before undergoing the procedure for optimal results.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
With all the chaos of the world safely stashed beyond the arena doors, the room, full of enthusiastic fans spanning the age spectrum, could get down to the business of having fun, something Urban made rather easy over the course of his 110-minute set.
—Preston Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
A lot of people get down to accepting the way everything is.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 30 Jan. 2024
Temperatures, with wind chill, could get down to minus 10 degrees.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2024
In Chicago, no stranger to frigid temperatures, the low Saturday night could reach 3 degrees, and parts of northwest Indiana could get down to minus 3, the weather service there said.
—NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
Low temperatures get down to the mid-20s in the typically colder areas (probably also the darker spots!).
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Mar. 2024
The fresh cut is bursting with pop vitality, and, since the stroke of midnight, is accompanied with an official music video that follows Max on his travels from Los Angeles, CA to Seoul, South Korea where the pair get down to moving and grooving for the cameras.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
At 200 pounds and 5 feet, 4 inches, she was encouraged to get down to 170 before undergoing the procedure for optimal results.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
With all the chaos of the world safely stashed beyond the arena doors, the room, full of enthusiastic fans spanning the age spectrum, could get down to the business of having fun, something Urban made rather easy over the course of his 110-minute set.
—Preston Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
A lot of people get down to accepting the way everything is.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 30 Jan. 2024
Temperatures, with wind chill, could get down to minus 10 degrees.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2024
In Chicago, no stranger to frigid temperatures, the low Saturday night could reach 3 degrees, and parts of northwest Indiana could get down to minus 3, the weather service there said.
—NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
Low temperatures get down to the mid-20s in the typically colder areas (probably also the darker spots!).
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
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“Get down to (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20down%20to%20%28something%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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