Let’s get down to the facts..

Let’s get down to the facts Mr Vadra. Did you or did you not get Rs 50Cr interest free loan from DLF without any security?

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In this post we discuss the phrase, “Get down to the facts”.

It means to clear the bluster and look at the facts – leaving out the opinions and impressions. The word down is used for facts because facts are supposed to be solid as against the opinions which do not have a (solid) fact behind them. Thus, those solid facts would settle at the bottom, “down” while opinions remain in the air.

Thus, getting down to the facts means seeing through the maze of opinions and focusing only on the hard facts. Let’s take some examples:

1. Getting down to the facts of Vadra case, it is clear that his companies with very little equity capital have amassed huge assets without proportionate increase in the business activity.
2. Getting down to the facts, it is clear that a group of goons tried to attack a young couple because they married of their own choice. All this bullshit about traditions and way of life will not hold in the court of law.

It’s a call to focus on real issues, facts of the case rather than high voltage emotional arguments.

Some more examples:

1. Getting down to facts, Amitabh has given more hits than the next five top actors combined.
2. Let’s get down to the facts Mr Gabbar. Where were you on the night of Holi?
3. The journalist told the minister to get down to the facts and answer the question directly.