English Dictionary

down to the short strokes

副詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.

日本語の意味

長いまたは骨の折れる作業やプロジェクトの、最後の決定的な段階に差し掛かっている状態 / 物事が最終工程に入って、いよいよ結果が出る直前の局面 / 最後の仕上げや決戦に向かうフェーズにある状態

After months of negotiations, the team was finally down to the short strokes, ironing out the last clauses before signing the contract.

何ヶ月にもわたる交渉の末、チームはようやく最後の詰めの段階に入り、契約を締結する前に最終条項を詰めていた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.

You should never count Lyndon out, Nixon said. "When it comes down to the short strokes, there's no one who can handle them better than Lyndon Johnson.