NITTY-GRITTY


Meaning of NITTY-GRITTY in English

/ ˌnɪti ˈgrɪti; NAmE / noun

[ sing. ] ( informal ) the basic or most important details of an issue or a situation :

Time ran out before we could get down to the real nitty-gritty .

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WORD ORIGIN

1960s: of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.