get down to business

Verb

Meaning

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.

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Examples

And so she smoothes her hands over her skirt and rolls up her sleeves, literally, to get down to business. Source: Internet

But let’s get down to business. Source: Internet

He urged the Mliswa led parliamentary committee to get down to business and investigate how diamonds were looted out of the country. Source: Internet

Modesto's Kendall Wesenberg enjoyed her time at the Olympic Ceremony in South Korea on Friday night, but now it's time to get down to business. Source: Internet

Now with most of the coaching staff in place, the Bulldogs can get down to business and continue building on the program Vargas helped establish. Source: Internet

The APC government of the day should get down to business and cycle Nigeria to greatness. Source: Internet

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