January 4, 2008

Nnitty-Gritty

nitty-gritty



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n. (名詞 noun)

          1.    【俚】(問題的)核心;基本的事實;本質
                      I like doing business with people who get right to the nitty-gritty.
                      我喜歡跟那種直截了當,一針見血的人做生意。


The Columbia Guide to Standard American English

nitty-gritty (adj., n.)   
 
is slang, meaning "the essential, practical details," as in 

He got down to the nitty-gritty right away
She turned then to nitty-gritty matters of wages and hours. 

See RHYMING COMPOUNDS


see quintessential








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