nugget of information

nugget of information

A particular or singular thing that someone has written or said which is especially informative, interesting, useful, etc. Can also be used sarcastically to imply that what is said is banal, useless, or uninformative. Amidst the rather rambling speech delivered by the prime minister, there was one little nugget of information that voters would do well to keep in mind. This book is a fascinating read, and it's filled with nuggets of information about the war. Thanks for that nugget of information, Jeff. I'm sure sunbathing tips will really come in handy in Iceland!
See also: information, nugget, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • nugget
  • this just in
  • barrel of fun
  • come again
  • come again?
  • mom and apple pie
  • motherhood and apple pie
  • (Is) that everything?
  • take (something) under consideration
  • advisement
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Another interesting aspect of this little nugget of information is that Henson was a famous puppeteer.
Let's start with probably the key nugget of information you'll need to know about this thirdgeneration Fabia when it comes to driving dynamics.
As you pass by or stop into the various locations along your route, you place a nugget of information there.
The news on Sunday that central defender Ben Gibson signed for Premier League side Burnley for a joint club record fee of 15 million pounds Middlesbrough meant, by default, there was another significant nugget of information.
The nugget of information didn't seem to bother the England fans standing around him though.
"I shared this little nugget of information with my husband, Ian.
Sharon, 49, of Ryhope, Sunderland, said: "I have always said that any small nugget of information could make the world of difference to this case.
"Sometimes just a small nugget of information supplied during these intelligence-sharing sessions is all that's needed to kickstart an investigation.
But it is still worth a moment of your time digesting these nugget of information that dropped in at ECHO Towers this week courtesy of Everton stats man Gavin Buckland.
You never know when a nugget of information will suddenly fall into place as the vital clue to solve a puzzle.
It's unclear how much longer this nugget of information will be listed in the proxy.
She visited the church to see a plaque in Gertrude's memory, and brought along a fascinating nugget of information, a letter recording how Mr Wright Moore had died from a heart attack on the train on the way back from a shopping trip to Leeds with his second wife, Emma.
The Hollywood actor spilled this nugget of information at the Celebrity Fight Night in Tuscany, Italy, on Sunday.
Sgt Jones accompanied this nugget of information with a photo of a big orange battering ram which was presumably going to be used to gain entry to the home of an unsuspecting suspect.
I dread to think what vital nugget of information has been shoved out of my brain to accommodate that fact - probably something to do with tying knots, trapping a mongoose or lighting a fire using only flint and bracken.