How to Use get down to business in a Sentence

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  • Here are 5 tips to skip the busy work and get down to business.
    Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The Legislature next meets — to get down to business — on Jan. 19.
    Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2021
  • Other than that, the goats are pretty non-intrusive, and just get down to business and eat.
    Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2020
  • And at-home workers need a separate space, no matter how small, to get down to business.
    Popular Science, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The rapper and supermodel icon get down to business on the catwalk.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
  • In the heyday of work-from-home/your-local-cafe-or-bar, there are a lot of bags that get down to business, much like my own small collection of fancy totes.
    Mariam Rahmani, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The salicylic acid in this formula will also get down to business on any zits or blackheads.
    ELLE, 20 May 2022
  • All that's left is to do is grab your hundred-percent acetone or liquid soap, channel your inner nail tech, and get down to business.
    Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The Moon and influential Pluto are conspiring in your work sectors, pushing you to roll up your sleeves and get down to business.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Before Simone had to get down to business (a.k.a. training for the Olympics), the couple enjoyed a vacation to Belize and some time soaking up the sun together.
    Women's Health, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Apparently Kressley had taken this fella home after a night at the bars, and the gentlemen did not get down to business so much as make a sandwich.
    Vulture, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Instead, every time Leo and Nancy finally finish talking and get down to business, the camera discreetly wanders away and leaves them to it.
    Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2022
  • It's intended to be mostly formalities and the introduction of bills before both chambers return to get down to business on Jan. 19.
    Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2021
  • In fact, some airlines almost seem to be encouraging their elite travelers to get down to business, with the introduction of snuggle-friendly double beds.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 12 Nov. 2022
  • When fans finally did watch Mulan get down to business, they were treated to eye-popping, gravity-defying action scenes that left us yearning for a big screen experience.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2020

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