brass tacks

铜制大头针铜钉铜钉子黄铜钉

brass tacks 的定义

n. 名词 noun

Informal.

  1. the most fundamental considerations; essentials; realities.

brass tacks 近义词

n. 名词 noun

the facts

更多brass tacks例句

  1. But that project ran into serious hurdles with the network brass.
  2. So maybe we should take a lesson from women with brass ovaries: comedy and feminism are longstanding bedfellows.
  3. But even as he was receiving awards, the military brass was processing his discharge—they had found out he was transgender.
  4. Violation of gravitas is being taken ‘extremely seriously’ by army top brass, source says.
  5. A source said that while the video may be entertaining, the incident is being taken ‘extremely seriously’ by army top brass.
  6. They were provided with sails and twelve oars each, and a falconet, or small brass cannon.
  7. "I wonder if 'twas a brass drum, such as has 'Eblubust Unum' printed on't," said Mrs. Slocum.
  8. Picture frames, nicely moulded in brass, were made here in 1825, by a modeller named Maurice Garvey.
  9. The air was heavy with the perfume of frankincense which smouldered in a brass vessel set upon a tray.
  10. Latten, the term given to thin sheets of brass, was formerly applied to sheets of tinned iron.