Meaning: attacks 
ə'tæk
n.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
intense adverse criticism
the act of attacking
an offensive move in a sport or game
the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
strong criticism
v.
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
attack in speech or writing
take the initiative and go on the offensive
attack someone physically or emotionally
set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
begin to injure
mad enough to spit tacks Idiom, Proverb
down to brass tacks
get down to brass tacks
get down to brass tacks down to cases
The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks．这些人先谈了一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事，然后就言归正传了。
You have talked about everything under the sun；now you'd better get down to brass tacks．你们已经天南海北乱扯了许多，现在最好要谈正经的了。
get down to brass tacks/get down to cases
The men talked about little things and then got down to brass tacks．这些人先谈了一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事，然后就言归正传了。
You have talked about everything under the sun；now you'd better get down to brass tacks．你们已经天南海北乱扯了许多，现在最好要谈正经的了。
Brass tacks
If you get down to brass tacks, you get down to the real business.get down to brass tacks|brass tacks|business|get|g
v. phr. To start being serious; begin to face a problem to be solved, or a task to be accomplished. Gentlemen, I'm afraid the party is over and we must get down to business.mad abundant to discharge tacks
Seethingly angry; bent to the point of acceptable irrational. I acquaint you, I was mad abundant to discharge tacks back they told me they'd accustomed the admission to that hack, Dr. Warner. The bang-up was mad abundant to discharge tacks afterwards he heard we'd absent the Jefferson account.Learn more: enough, mad, spit, tack
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