Get Down To Business

🗓️ Idiom: Get Down to Business

💬 Meaning

• Start working seriously on something important.
• Begin focusing on the main task or topic without distractions.

🧠 Example Sentences

• Let’s get down to business and discuss the project details.
• After the introductions, the meeting got down to business quickly.
• We need to get down to business to meet the deadline.

🏛️ Origin

This idiom comes from the idea of moving from small talk or distractions to serious work or discussion. It means focusing on the main task.

📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:
After the introductions, we ________ to finish the report.

2. Multiple choice:
What does “get down to business” mean?
a) Start working seriously
b) Take a break
c) Talk about unrelated things

3. Rewrite the sentence:
“We should start working on the main task now.”

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