From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishget down to something phrasal verbSTART DOING somethingto start doing something that is difficult or needs a lot of time or energy It’s time we got down to work. We need to get down to some serious talking.get down to doing something I always find it hard to get down to revising. → get→ See Verb table
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get down to • The next morning, Symington got down to business -- personal business.• At bast, at 10: 45, we got down to business.• Let us get down to tackling practical matters such as getting those trade negotiations tied up.• And you've got a journey before you, you two, so let's get down to the business of the day.• And having disposed of these five, thought Douglas, let's get down to the meat of the matter.• It was only when they got down to the particular that problems arose.• He soon gets down to the practicalities of building a successful practice.get down to doing something• And having disposed of these five, thought Douglas, let's get down to the meat of the matter.• And you've got a journey before you, you two, so let's get down to the business of the day.• At bast, at 10: 45, we got down to business.• He soon gets down to the practicalities of building a successful practice.• It was only when they got down to the particular that problems arose.• Let us get down to tackling practical matters such as getting those trade negotiations tied up.• She got down to six month periods.• The next morning, Symington got down to business -- personal business.From Longman Business Dictionaryget down to something phrasal verb [transitive] to finally start doing something that needs a lot of time or energyConflicts in meetings disappear rapidly once you get down to the details. → get→ See Verb table 