as in ropes
the specific practical details of something
after the usual introductions and requisite pleasantries, we got down to the brass tacks of our business proposal
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But brass tacks on Syria: this is arguably a good geopolitical development for Trump and the US.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Down to brass tacks, Kaffee believes the teenage Marines were merely following orders, to exercise a Code Red.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2024
Some of this is brass tacks, but needed to be redone and re-looked at.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
But in the private markets, as a reporter, brass tacks numbers on how startups and the VC firms that back them are performing are a whole lot harder to come by.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Down to brass tacks, Kaffee believes the teenage Marines were merely following orders, to exercise a Code Red.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2024
Some of this is brass tacks, but needed to be redone and re-looked at.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
But in the private markets, as a reporter, brass tacks numbers on how startups and the VC firms that back them are performing are a whole lot harder to come by.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Brass tacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass%20tacks. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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