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the nitty-gritty

noun
🔊/ðə ˌnɪti ˈɡrɪti/
🔊/ðə ˌnɪti ˈɡrɪti/
[singular] (informal)
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  1. the basic or most important details of an issue or a situation基本事实；重要细节
    • Time ran out before we could get down to the real nitty-gritty.我们还没来得及探讨真正的重要细节，时间就过去了。🔊🔊
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    Word Origin1960s: of unknown origin.