“Let's not get bogged down in the details at this point.”

You're an architect. You're designing a house for a couple, and having an early meeting to talk about the design. They start to ask you very specific questions about one of the rooms in your floor plan. You think that you need to talk about more general issue first, so you say:

Let's not get bogged down in the details at this point.

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“I'll give you a ring next week to work out the details.”

You've been making plans to meet a woman that you met on an online dating site. You've both agreed that next Wednesday is the best day, but you haven't chosen the exact time or location. You're writing an email to her to confirm the day, and to say that you'll call her to decide on the details. You write:

I'll give you a ring next week to work out the details.

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“We should sit down and go through the details later this week.”

You are working on a project at work. You've spoken with your co-workers briefly about your plans, but you haven't discussed the details yet. You want to suggest that you discuss the details later:

We should sit down and go through the details later this week.

sit down and (and do something)

This means to focus on something that takes careful thought, and do it slowly and seriously. You can use this expression to talk about work:

I need to sit down and go through all my emails.

It can also be used for important conversations with people:

I want to sit down and talk with you this afternoon.

go through (something)

To "go through" things means to search through them and examine them, one by one. This can be used for physical objects:

I went through my closet and my drawers but I couldn't find my red sweater anywhere.

It can also be used for thoughts, items on a list, or steps in a process:

Our team went through each of the possible choices, and we finally decided on this one