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get down to the nitty-gritty get down to the nitty-grittyTo 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, getget down to the nitty-grittyto 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, getget 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, getget 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 |