get down to the nitty-gritty
get down to the nitty-gritty
To become focused on the most important or fundamental aspects of a particular situation. The manager always likes to begin the weekly meetings with an informal discussion before getting down to the nitty-gritty. We eventually got down to the nitty-gritty and came up with a solution.
See also: down, get
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
get down to the nitty-gritty
to get down to the basic facts. Stop messing around and get down to the nitty-gritty. If we could only get down to the nitty-gritty and stop wasting time.
See also: down, get
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
get down to the nitty-ˈgritty
(informal) start discussing the basic, especially the practical aspects of a matter/decision: Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty. Who’s going to pay for the renovations? We talked for an hour without really getting down to the nitty-gritty of the problem.See also: down, get
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
get down to the nitty-gritty
in. to get down to the basic facts. (see also nitty-gritty.) If we could only get down to the nitty-gritty and stop wasting time.
See also: down, get
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- bottlewasher
- chief cook and bottle washer
- chief cook and bottlewasher
- get down to the nuts and bolts
- bedrock
- be the chief cook and bottle washer
- the meat and potatoes
- bricks and mortar
- nuts and bolts, the
- the nuts and bolts of something