All get down to brass tacks synonyms

verb get down to brass tacks

• note — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
• specify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
• resolve — to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
• consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
• study — a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
• inspect — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
• investigate — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
• spell out — to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.): Did I spell your name right?
• scrutinize — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
• test — Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.
• interpret — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
• figure out — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
• repeat — repeat loop
• name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
• offer — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
• mention — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
• indicate — to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
• specify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
• recount — to count again.
• point out — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
• allege — If you allege that something bad is true, you say it but do not prove it.
• tell — to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood.
• present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
• portray — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
• reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
• depict — To depict someone or something means to show or represent them in a work of art such as a drawing or painting.
• delineate — If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail.
• relate — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
• describe — If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
• stipulate — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
• uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
• lay out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
• summarize — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
• analyze — to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
• set forth — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
• fix — to repair; mend.
• limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
• determine — If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
• cite — If you cite something, you quote it or mention it, especially as an example or proof of what you are saying.
• define — to describe the nature, properties, or essential qualities of
• rehash — to work up (old material) in a new form.
• assay — An assay is a test of a substance to find out what chemicals it contains. It is usually carried out to find out how pure a substance is.
• figure — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
• confab — A confab is an informal, private conversation.
• judge — Alan L(aVern) born 1932, U.S. astronaut.
• hash — hashish.
• advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
• remember — to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again: I'll try to remember the exact date.
• reference — pointer
• reminisce — to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.