NOUN
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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
the gist of the prosecutor's argument
the nub of the story
the heart and soul of the Republican Party
How To Use nitty-gritty In A Sentence
- However, the reliance on overlong interviews, dealing with the nitty-gritty of economic practices, really slows things down.
- The book argued that to win a war civilian leaders sometimes had to get really involved in the nitty-gritty details of how to conduct it. The Longest War
- Kenji Kamiyama succeeds in all the ways that Oshii fails: characterization, dialogue, depicting the nitty-gritty lived experience of the future. MIND MELD: Anime Film Favorites (+ The Top 14 Anime Films of All Time!)
- However, few investors would claim to understand the nitty-gritty of its business.
- At least one of our readers would prefer that The Sports Reporter and I dispense with the pre-review chit-chat and get down to the nitty-gritty when we write about our tandem dining-out experiences.
- March 30th, 2009 BANGALORE - He may not know the nitty-gritty of recession, but Sriram Prasad, owner of a 'dhaba' in India's Silicon Valley, knows that these are hard times. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
- There's no evidence at this point that the Bush administration is prepared to get into the kind of nitty-gritty give - and-take wheeling-and-dealing negotiating that the North Koreans have repeatedly signaled they would be interested in if they were to put their missile nuclear programs on the table. CNN Transcript Jul 15, 2006
- There is an example of how we might investigate this ‘nitty-gritty’. See No Evil…… (at least until the next financial year) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
- But, said several sources, as a former AOL lawyer and dealmaker, Clarizio (pictured here) is not regarded by top execs the kind of nitty-gritty sales exec that AOL needs now, as it seeks to revive its fortunes. All Things Digital
- George, stay on that white horse and remember to leave the nitty-gritty to me.