Stop messing around and get down to the nittygritty.
•If we could only get down to the nitty-gritty and stop wasting time.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
get down to the nitty-gritty — in. to get own to the basic facts. (See also nitty gritty.) □ Stop messing around and get down to the nitty gritty. □ If we could only get down to the nitty gritty and stop wasting time … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
get down to the nitty gritty — v. come to the point, get to the basics, get to the basic elements, come to the fundamental parts, get down to bedrock … English contemporary dictionary
(the) nitty-gritty — the nitty gritty UK [ˌnɪti ˈɡrɪti] US noun informal the most basic aspects of a situation or an activity that must be dealt with, even if they are unpleasant the nitty gritty of: the daily nitty gritty of running a company get down to the nitty… … Useful english dictionary
the nitty-gritty — informal : the most important and basic facts or details about something He deals with the nitty gritty of running the department. We finally got down to the nitty gritty of the problem. Let s get down to the nitty gritty and find out what… … Useful english dictionary
(the) nitty-gritty — the most basic and important facts of something. We didn t actually get down to the nitty gritty (= start to talk about the most important facts) until half way through the meeting … New idioms dictionary
the nitty-gritty — UK [ˌnɪtɪ ˈɡrɪtɪ] / US noun informal the most basic aspects of a situation or an activity that must be dealt with, even if they are unpleasant the nitty gritty of: the daily nitty gritty of running a company get down to the nitty gritty: OK, let… … English dictionary
nitty gritty — If people get down to the nitty gritty, they concentrate on the most important and serious issues … The small dictionary of idiomes
nitty-gritty, the — nit|ty grit|ty, the [ ,nıti grıti ] noun INFORMAL the most basic aspects of a situation or an activity that must be dealt with, even if they are unpleasant: nitty gritty, the of: the daily nitty gritty of running a company get down to the nitty… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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 — noun informal the nitty gritty the basic and practical facts of a subject or activity: get down to the nitty gritty: Let s get down to the nitty gritty and work out the costs, shall we? … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nitty-gritty — [“nIdi “grIdi] n. the essence; the essential points. (Usually in get down to the nitty gritty.) □ What’s the nitty gritty about the broken window? □ Once we are down to the nitty gritty, we can begin to sort things out … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
