Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.
Enough small talk; let us ______ and decide the price.

beat around the bushCorrect answerYour answerget down to brass tacksCorrect answerYour answersit on the fenceCorrect answerYour answercall it a dayCorrect answerYour answer

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To get down to brass tacks is to start discussing the important facts, such as the price.

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Beat around the bush means avoiding the main point, the opposite.

Concept: The meaning of the idiom "get down to brass tacks"
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Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.Enough small talk; let us ______ and decide the price.

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Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.
Enough small talk; let us ______ and decide the price.