0 to start to direct your efforts and attention towards something: --
I've got a lot of work to do, but I can't seem to get down to it.
[ + -ing verb ] UK I must get down to booking the hotels.
1 to start to direct your efforts and attention towards something: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.