Meaning
To begin being serious about something; to begin attending to business or work at hand.
Examples
I believe that everyone is present for the board meeting, so let’s get down to work, shall we?
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What does the idiom ‘get down to work’ mean?
The idiom ‘get down to work’ means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”
How do you use ‘get down to work’ in a sentence?
Example usage of idiom ‘get down to work’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.