get down to sth
— Phrasal Verb with get /get/ verb (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got, US gotten)Definition
› to start doing something seriously and with a lot of attention and effort: Before we get down to business, I'd like to thank you all for coming today.
(Definition of get down to sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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