nitty-gritty


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nitty-gritty/nɪtiˈɡrɪti/
noun (the nitty-gritty) informal the most important aspects or practical details of a matter.
– origin 1960s: of unknown origin.
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