intransitive verb
1. : to alight especially from a vehicle : descend
the bus … was so jammed that I couldn't get down in time — Anna M. Ortese
2. : to give one's attention or consideration — used with to
having discussed the general theories … let's get down to cases — Richard Joseph
get down to business
transitive verb
1. : to cause to be physically, mentally, or emotionally exhausted : depress
it did not get us down, but it got us thoroughly bored — A.L.Rowse
the heat was beginning to get her down — Mary Manning
2. : to bring oneself to eat : swallow
one thing that he couldn't get down was baby octopus
3. : to commit to writing : describe , depict
she gets it all down: the real ruins, the fake ruins, … the litter in the fountains — Sean O'Faolain