get down to doing something• And having disposed of these five, thought Douglas, let's get down to the meat of the matter.• And you've got a journey before you, you two, so let's get down to the business of the day.• At bast, at 10: 45, we got down to business.• He soon gets down to the practicalities of building a successful practice.• It was only when they got down to the particular that problems arose.• Let us get down to tackling practical matters such as getting those trade negotiations tied up.• She got down to six monthperiods.• The next morning, Symington got down to business -- personal business.