本題に入る

Reading

Kana: ほんだいにはいる
Romaji: hondainihairu
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Romaji

Definition

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to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject
Readings: ニュウ、 ジュ、 い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、 い.れる、 -い.れ、 はい.る
Meanings: enter, insert

Example Sentences

本題(ほんだい)(にゅう)ろう。
➥Let's get down to business.
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本題(ほんだい)(はい)って仕事(しごと)(はなし)をしよう。
➥Let's get down to brass tacks and talk business.
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早速(さっそく)本題(ほんだい)(はい)るけど、()(かい)(けん)なんだ。今週(こんしゅう)金曜日(きんようび)あいてるかな。
➥Anyway, to get to what I wanted to ask you...it's about the party. Are you free Friday?
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さて本題(ほんだい)にはいろうか。
➥Well, let's get down to business.
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(わたし)はもう具体的(ぐたいてき)本題(ほんだい)(はい)ってもいい(ころ)だと(おも)う。
➥I think it's about time we got down to brass tacks.
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(わたし)たちは、これまでささいなことを(はな)()ってきた。そろそろ、本題(ほんだい)(はい)るころだ。
➥We have been discussing minor matters; it's high time we began talking turkey.
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