nitty-gritty
(colloquial) Dealing with something in great depth.
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In this workshop, I’m going to get into the nitty-gritty of many levels and situations so that you understand more clearly what you signed up for and what you didn't, what your contracts should entail, looking at the…
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(colloquial) Dealing with something in great depth.
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(originally, US, colloquial, also, attributively) The core or essence of something; the gist.
He gave a short summary without getting into the nitty-gritty of the problem.
“On Website Technicals - Read nitty-gritty tech updates and daily learnings that keep the Earth Notes site up and running; site stats also. - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-site-technicals.html”
— Bluesky· May 2026“In this workshop, I’m going to get into the nitty-gritty of many levels and situations so that you understand more clearly what you signed up for and what you didn't, what your contracts should entail, looking at the fine print, and the ethics of it all.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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