get down to business

idiom

: to start doing what needs to be done : to start working

Now that we've all introduced ourselves, let's get down to business.

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Taking the time to finally get down to business, gather the best garage organization ideas, and clean your garage from top to bottom can be hard to do — or at least hard to prioritize. —

Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 13 June 2023 When drafting your next email, be sure to check in on your interlocutor first and then get down to business. —

Loubna Noureddin, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021 McCarthy has a good feel for when to joke and when to get down to business with this team in the early stages. —

David Moore, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2020 There will be a few new faces among the 104 lawmakers who will get down to business when the gavel drops to open the 2022 Utah Legislature on Tuesday morning. —

Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Jan. 2022 See all Example Sentences for get down to business

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