idiom
get down to business
GET DOWN too BIZ-ness
ɡɛt daʊn tuː ˈbɪznɪsListen
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Syllable breakdown
getdowntobusiness
Dictionary meaning
stop talking about peripheral matters and begin addressing the main task or the most important subject at hand; start working seriously and purposefully without further delay or distraction
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