We've been horsing around too much; it's high time we got down to brass tacks.
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Tacks
//tæks//
Synonyms for "tacks" (356 found)
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appendbastechangethumbtackaberrancyaberrationabout shipaffixalgorithmalteralterationameliorateannexappliqueapproacharticulateassembleattachattackazimuth
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back and fillback bandbackstrapbattenbatten downbe changedbe converted intobe renewedbear awaybear offbear to starboardbearingbearing reinbeatbeat aboutbellybandbendbiasbindbitblindblindersblindsboltbottom outbox offbranchbranch offbranching offbrazebreakbreechingbridlebring aboutbring roundbucklebuttbuttoncantcant roundcaparisoncastcast aboutcavesson
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cementchange coursechange the bearingchange the headingcheckercheckreincheekpiecechinbandchopchop and changecinchcircuitousnessclaspcleatclipcollarcombinecomecome aboutcome around
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come roundcoming aboutcompass bearingcompass directionconnectcordagecordingcornercouplecoursecrookcrownbandcruppercurbcurvedeclinationdeflectiondegeneratedepart fromdeparturedeterioratedetourdeviancedeviancydeviatedeviationdeviousnessdigressdigressiondirectiondiscursiondivagatedivagationdivaricatedivaricationdivergedivergencediversifydiversiondoglegdoubledouble a pointdovetaildrawing pindriftdriftingembroiderequipageequipmenterrantryexcursionexcursusexorbitationfashionfastenfastenerfasteningfetch aboutfittingsfixflopformfurnituregag swivelgeargirthgluego aboutguisegybehackamorehairpinhalterhameshametugsharnesshasphaul aroundheadgearheadingheadstall
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heave roundheelhingehip strapshitchhookimproveindirectioninstrumentinterchangejamjaquimajerk linejibejibe all standingjoinjointkitlacinglatch
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lee sidelineline of actionlineslockmagnetic bearingmannermanner of workingmartingalemeansmelioratemethodmethodologymiss staysmitermitigatemomodemode of operationmode of proceduremodulatemodus operandimortisemutatenailnosebandobliquityorderoutfitpastepathpegpererrationpinplypointpole strappracticeprocedureproceedingprocessput aboutput backrabbetramblingreinsrelative bearingreviveribbonsrigriggingrivetroperopeworkropinground a pointroutinesaddlesaddleryscarfscrewsecuresewsewingshaft tugsheersheetshiftshiftingshifting courseshifting pathside checkskewskewerslantslewsnafflesnapsolderstable gearstaplestickstitchstrayingstylesurcinglesweepswerveswervingswing roundswing the sternswingingsystemtack ontackletag ontake a turntangenttechniquethe drillthe howthe way ofthrow abouttietoggletonetrappingstrendtrue bearingtugturnturn asideturn backturn intoturn the cornerturningtwistundergo a changeunitevariationvaryvectorveerveer offwanderingwarpwaywearwear shipweather sidewedgeweldwindwinker braceswiseworsenyawyokezigzagzipper
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8 total sentences available.
I think it's about time we got down to brass tacks.
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When we get down to brass tacks, we are all as guilty as the persons who actually committed the crime.
Source: tatoeba (280638)
He stuck the notice on the board with tacks.
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