the nitty-gritty
noun
informal
: the most important and basic facts or details about something
He deals with the nitty-gritty of running the department.
Let's get down to the nitty-gritty and find out what happened.
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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The idea was to project an attitude that will then filter into the nitty-gritty of new ready-to-wear and accessories collections.
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America, América focuses more on big-picture ideology than on the nitty-gritty mechanics of resistance.
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
For those of us who’ve daydreamed about blowing up our art lives to become public defenders, the nitty-gritty coverage in pieces like this one covering Minnesota’s pre-trial system is most welcome.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
The idea was to project an attitude that will then filter into the nitty-gritty of new ready-to-wear and accessories collections.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
America, América focuses more on big-picture ideology than on the nitty-gritty mechanics of resistance.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the nitty-gritty
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“The nitty-gritty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20nitty-gritty. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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