Nnitty-Gritty

nitty-gritty







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n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    【俚】(問題的)核心;基本的事實;本質

                      I like doing business with people who get right to the nitty-gritty.

                      我喜歡跟那種直截了當,一針見血的人做生意。





The Columbia Guide to Standard American English



nitty-gritty (adj., n.)   

 

is slang, meaning "the essential, practical details," as in 



He got down to the nitty-gritty right away; 

She turned then to nitty-gritty matters of wages and hours. 



See RHYMING COMPOUNDS. 





see quintessential