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(the) nitty-gritty — the nitty gritty UK [ˌnɪti ˈɡrɪti] US noun informal the most basic aspects of a situation or an activity that must be dealt with, even if they are unpleasant the nitty gritty of: the daily nitty gritty of running a company get down to the nitty… … Useful english dictionary
the nitty-gritty — informal : the most important and basic facts or details about something He deals with the nitty gritty of running the department. We finally got down to the nitty gritty of the problem. Let s get down to the nitty gritty and find out what… … Useful english dictionary
(the) nitty-gritty — the most basic and important facts of something. We didn t actually get down to the nitty gritty (= start to talk about the most important facts) until half way through the meeting … New idioms dictionary
the nitty-gritty — UK [ˌnɪtɪ ˈɡrɪtɪ] / US noun informal the most basic aspects of a situation or an activity that must be dealt with, even if they are unpleasant the nitty gritty of: the daily nitty gritty of running a company get down to the nitty gritty: OK, let… … English dictionary
the nitty-gritty — very important matters, the crunch The nitty gritty of an election is the vote itself the numbers! … English idioms
The Nitty Gritty (song) — The Nitty Gritty is a 1963 song written by Lincoln Chase and recorded by Shirley Ellis. Released by Congress Records, it reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1964. The Nitty Gritty guitar instrumental by Doug Sahm was a theme in the film… … Wikipedia
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band — Die Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ist eine US amerikanische Folk Rock , Pop und Country Band, die 1966 gegründet wurde und bisher mehr als 30 Alben veröffentlicht hat. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Anfänge 2 Karriere 2.1 Will the Circle be Unbroken 2.2 Weitere… … Deutsch Wikipedia
the nitty-gritty — informal the most important aspects or practical details of a matter. → nitty gritty … English new terms dictionary
get down to the nitty-gritty — in. to get own to the basic facts. (See also nitty gritty.) □ Stop messing around and get down to the nitty gritty. □ If we could only get down to the nitty gritty and stop wasting time … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band — Also known as The Dirt Band, The Toot Uncommons Origin Long Beach, California, United States Genres Country, folk, folk rock, bluegrass, country rock, country pop … Wikipedia
