- nitty gritty matter
- practical matter, fundamental issue
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
nitty gritty matter
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nitty-gritty — [n] heart of the matter basics, bottom line*, chief part, chief thing, core, essential part, focus, fundamentals, gist, important matter, nuts and bolts*, root, the facts*; concepts 442,668,826 … New thesaurus
nitty-gritty — ► NOUN informal ▪ the most important aspects or practical details of a matter. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
nitty-gritty — /nit ee grit ee/, Slang. n. 1. the essential substance or details of a matter; basics; crux: Let s skip the chitchat and get down to the nitty gritty. adj. 2. fundamental, detailed, or probing: nitty gritty questions. 3. direct and practical:… … Universalium
nitty-gritty — [[t]nɪ̱ti grɪ̱ti[/t]] also nitty gritty N SING: usu the N If people get down to the nitty gritty of a matter, situation, or activity, they discuss the most important, basic parts of it or facts about it. [INFORMAL] The city s newspapers still… … English dictionary
nitty-gritty — nit′ty grit′ty n. pl. grit•ties cvb the essential substance or details of a matter; crux: Let s get down to the nitty gritty; the nitty gritties of the negotiations[/ex] • Etymology: 1955–60, amer.; rhyming compound of uncert. orig … From formal English to slang
nitty gritty — Synonyms and related words: absolute fact, accepted fact, axiom, bald fact, bare fact, brutal fact, center, circumstance, cold fact, conceded fact, core, datum, demonstrable fact, elixir, empirical fact, essence, essential, established fact, fact … Moby Thesaurus
Nitty-gritty — 1. hard core of a matter: Let s get down to the nitty gritty ; 2. sexual intercourse, especially hot, horny love making … Dictionary of Australian slang
nitty-gritty — Australian Slang 1. hard core of a matter: Let s get down to the nitty gritty ; 2. sexual intercourse, especially hot, horny love making … English dialects glossary
nitty-gritty — noun (the nitty gritty) informal the most important aspects or practical details of a matter. Origin 1960s: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
nitty-gritty — noun, informal now let s get to the nitty gritty of managing your own business Syn: basics, essentials, fundamentals, substance, quintessence, heart of the matter; nub, crux, gist, meat, kernel, marrow; informal brass tacks, bottom line; nuts and … Thesaurus of popular words
