get down to business

idiom

Meaning

Begin focusing on the most important or serious part of a task or discussion.

Examples

We spent the morning catching up, but it is time to get down to business and finish the report.
Stop joking around and get down to business if you want to meet the deadline.

Synonyms: start, tackle, commence

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get down to business

idiom

Pronunciation: /ɡet daʊn tuː ˈbɪznɪs/

Definition

Begin focusing on the most important or serious part of a task or discussion.

Examples

We spent the morning catching up, but it is time to get down to business and finish the report.
Stop joking around and get down to business if you want to meet the deadline.
Once the formalities were over, the committee got down to business regarding the new budget.

Synonyms of get down to business

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