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broke down to brass tacks

broke down to brass tacks is the simple past of break down to brass tacks.

Meaning of break down to brass tacks

Verb

break down to brass tacks (third-person singular simple present breaks down to brass tacks, present participle breaking down to brass tacks, simple past broke down to brass tacks, past participle broken down to brass tacks)

  1. Synonym of get down to brass tacks

Questions about broke down to brass tacks

What is broke down to brass tacks the simple past of?
Broke down to brass tacks is the simple past of break down to brass tacks.

Words near broke down to brass tacks in the dictionary

  1. broke camp
  2. broke character
  3. broke containment
  4. broke cover
  5. broke down
  6. broke down to brass tacks
  7. broke edge
  8. broke even
  9. broke fast
  10. broke free
  11. broke from

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