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broken down to brass tacks

broken down to brass tacks is the past participle 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 broken down to brass tacks

What is broken down to brass tacks the past participle of?
Broken down to brass tacks is the past participle of break down to brass tacks.

Words near broken down to brass tacks in the dictionary

  1. Broken Creek
  2. Broken Dam
  3. broken diagonal
  4. broken diagonals
  5. broken down
  6. broken down to brass tacks
  7. broken edge
  8. broken even
  9. broken fast
  10. broken field
  11. broken fields

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