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gets down to cases

gets down to cases is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get down to cases.

Meaning of get down to cases

Verb

get down to cases (third-person singular simple present gets down to cases, present participle getting down to cases, simple past got down to cases, past participle gotten down to cases or got down to cases)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of get down to brass tacks.

Questions about gets down to cases

What is gets down to cases the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets down to cases is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get down to cases.

Words near gets down to cases in the dictionary

  1. gets down on
  2. gets down to
  3. gets down to bedrock
  4. gets down to brass tacks
  5. gets down to business
  6. gets down to cases
  7. gets down to nuts and bolts
  8. gets down to the nitty-gritty
  9. gets dressed
  10. gets drunk
  11. gets even

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