get down to



get down to (doing) something

to begin doing some kind of work in earnest. I have to get down to my typing. John, you get in here this minute and get down to that homework!
See also: down, get

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Elanor-Literature
FabioFAH-byoItalian, Spanish
LexiLEKS-eeEnglish
CeliaSEEL-yə (English), SEE-lee-ə (English), THE-lyah (Spanish), SE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), CHE-lyah (Italian)English, Spanish, Italian
Lester['lestə]
FredrikFRED-rik (Swedish), FRED-reek (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish