Nägel mit Köpfen machen
to get down to brass tacks
Türkçe: sadede gelmek
In a sentence
Der Bauherr macht endlich Nägel mit Köpfen und kauft das Grundstück.
How it is used
Idiom meaning 'to get down to brass tacks' (lit. 'make nails with heads'). Colloquial. Used when shifting from talk to action, e.g., in a business meeting. Implies decisiveness.
Other verbs that go with Nägel
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on machen
- sich zum Affen machento make a fool of oneself
- (s)einen Abschluss machento make a deal
- eine Andeutung machento make a hint/suggestion
- den / einen Anfang machen mit+Dat.to be the first to begin something
- jdm. ein Angebot machento propose a deal or price to someone
- Angaben machen zu+Dat.to provide details/information about something
- jdm. Ärger bereiten / machento cause trouble/annoyance for someone
- jdm. Angst machento scare/frighten someone
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