get down to business

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Verb

get down to business (third-person singular simple present gets down to business, present participle getting down to business, simple past got down to business, past participle (UK) got down to business or (US) gotten down to business)

(idiomatic) To commit oneself to a task or activity that is employment-related or that requires serious effort or concentration.

Translations

Translations

Spanish: meterse en harina (Spain, colloquial)

See also

throw oneself into

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