Where did the phrase "let's get down to brass tax" come from?

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Where did the phrase "let's get down to brass tax" come from?

2007-02-28 20:53:18 · 3 answers · asked by Seth 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations

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Funny you should ask ,, so I'll get to the nitty gritty.

Brass was costlier than tin ,, when your tin tacks were gone ,, you were down to brass tacks.

Glad we got that 'on the table' and 'put that baby to rest'

2007-02-28 21:03:08 · answer #1 · answered by pompanopete0 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The phrase is actually "let's get down to TIN tacks"! Tin tacks is rhyming slang for facts. Far as I know, it had its origin in "Cockney" London.

2007-03-01 04:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by mad_mick001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

first time I ever heard it was from Harvey Keitel in "Pulp Fiction"

2007-03-01 04:55:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋