The meaning of "brass tacks"
" Brass tacks "
Meaning:
Cockney rhyming slang for facts.
Example:
I'm telling you brass tacks mate. Florida is bigger than England.
Where did it originate?:
Where is it used?:
Mostly Britain.
Hear the idiom spoken:
" Get down to brass tacks "
Meaning:
Concern yourself with the basic and important realities.
Example:
Were broke. This is no time for fanciful ideas - we need to get down to brass tacks and raise some money.
Where did it originate?:
America, 19th century.
Where is it used?:
Hear the idiom spoken:
