Common Idioms for IELTS Topic Get Down to Business

Nov 22, 2021

Candidates must learn to master idiomatic vocabulary as it will considerably improve your academic written English and hence it will increase your IELTS band score. The IELTS Speaking section can be well prepared with the help of different kinds of idioms. This particular IELTS speaking idiom ‘Get Down to Business’ consists of exercises that will help the candidates to understand the correct usage of this idiom in a conversation.

Topic: Common Idioms for IELTS Topic Get Down to Business

Origin: There is no history of the origin of the idiom - Get down to business. The only known fact is that it is most likely introduced in the business industry and has been used for many years due to its wide popularity.

Meaning: The idiom means to get serious about a given situation or task, discussing or doing something seriously,

Synonyms: Let’s get down to brass tacks, Let’s start, Let’s get serious

Examples:

Now that you all have read the script let’s get to the business.
I don’t think there is any need for formalities. We should get down to business straight away.
I think we should not wait anymore for MAtehw and get down to business as I have another meeting.
“It’s getting late, we should get down to business, shall we?”
We have talked enough nonsense. Let’s get down to the business.
Stop arguing about the unimportant stuff and let’s get down to business.

Exercise:

Understand the usage of the Idiom in the Sentences :

The manager ordered everyone to roll up their sleeves and get down to business.

Explanation: In the above sentence the idiom is used by the manager to tell everyone to get serious about the work.

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Once everyone gathers at the conference hall, we can get down to business and start the presentation.

Explanation: Here the idiom is used to express that once everyone settles down they can start the presentation.

The new boss directed the employees to forget all the formalities and get down to business.

Explanation: Here the new boss of the company tells everyone to get straight to work leaving the formalities. This is because the more important stuff is to get the work done formalities could be done anytime later.

The teacher asked the students to stop laughing and get down to business.

Explanation: In this sentence, the teacher ordered students to stop laughing and start getting their work done. The idiom is used by the teacher to express the seriousness of the matter.

Since the election is approaching fast, the government will get down to business.

Explanation: The elections are ahead so the government will be serious about the stuff so that they can gather as many votes as they can. Thus the idiom perfectly describes the situation.

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