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getting down to cases

getting down to cases is the present participle and gerund 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 getting down to cases

What is getting down to cases the present participle and gerund of?
Getting down to cases is the present participle and gerund of get down to cases.

Words near getting down to cases in the dictionary

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

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