nit·ty-grit·ty (n t  -grt)n. Informal The specific or practical details; the heart of a matter. [Origin unknown.] |
nitty-gritty [ˈnɪtɪˈgrɪtɪ]
n
the Informal the basic facts of a matter, situation, etc.; the core
[perhaps rhyming compound formed from grit]
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| Noun | 1. | nitty-gritty - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" essence, heart and soul, inwardness, gist, pith, substance, meat, nub, kernel, sum, core, marrow, heart, center, centre cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned bare bones - (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story" hypostasis - (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality haecceity, quiddity - the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other quintessence - the purest and most concentrated essence of something stuff - a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative" |
nitty-gritty
noun basics, facts, reality, essentials, core, fundamentals, substance, essence, bottom line, crux, gist, nuts and bolts, heart of the matter, ins and outs, brass tacks (informal) They are more concerned with matters of principle than with the nitty-gritty of everyday politics.
Translations
nitty-gritty [ˌnɪtɪgrɪtɪ] N the nitty-gritty → lo esencial, el meollo
to get down to the nitty-gritty → ir al grano
to get down to the nitty-gritty → ir al grano
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