After the small talk, let's get down to brass tacks and finalize the project budget.

The bow-legged wi' brass landlord strolled into the market and bought rounds of ale for everyone.

After weeks of small talk, the committee had finally gotten down to brass tacks during yesterday's meeting.

When the meeting drags on, she eventually gets down to brass tacks and starts assigning tasks.

Before we sign the contract, we're getting down to brass tacks and finalizing the budget.

After hours of small talk, the committee finally got down to brass tacks and outlined the budget cuts.

By dawn the field was cold as a witch's tit in a brass bra, and the farmer's breath hung in the air like smoke.

When the committee criticized her idea unfairly, she rubbed her face with a brass candlestick and shot back a scathing retort.

When he told me he'd won the lottery, I just said, "pull the other one, it's got brass bells on," because it sounded too good to be true.