I was chatting with a non native speaker and they said "we will connect nails with heads" or something along that line, and asked if that was the right way to say it in English. I knew what he meant: "get things done" but wasn't sure if that was a common thing to say.
So is there a colloquialism involving nails and heads (or hammers) that means to get things done or produce results, and what is the common way of saying it?
Best Answer
There's the idiom "get down to brass tacks," which doesn't exactly mean "get things done," but it does mean "get down to business; get to the heart of the matter" – which is often the first step in getting things done.
I'm not familiar with the "connect nails with heads" idiom, so I'm not entirely sure if this is close or not.