to begin to do sth; to give serious attention to sth :
Let's get down to business .
I like to get down to work by 9.
[+ -ing ]
It's time I got down to thinking about that essay.
to begin to do sth; to give serious attention to sth :
Let's get down to business .
I like to get down to work by 9.
[+ -ing ]
It's time I got down to thinking about that essay.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005