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  • 41(the) nitty-gritty — the nitty gritty UK [ˌnɪti ˈɡrɪti] US noun informal the most basic aspects of a situation or an activity that must be dealt with, even if they are unpleasant the nitty gritty of: the daily nitty gritty of running a company get down to the nitty… …

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  • 42the nitty-gritty — informal : the most important and basic facts or details about something He deals with the nitty gritty of running the department. We finally got down to the nitty gritty of the problem. Let s get down to the nitty gritty and find out what… …

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  • 43nitty-gritty — /nit ee grit ee/, Slang. n. 1. the essential substance or details of a matter; basics; crux: Let s skip the chitchat and get down to the nitty gritty. adj. 2. fundamental, detailed, or probing: nitty gritty questions. 3. direct and practical:… …

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  • 44The Nitty Gritty (song) — The Nitty Gritty is a 1963 song written by Lincoln Chase and recorded by Shirley Ellis. Released by Congress Records, it reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1964. The Nitty Gritty guitar instrumental by Doug Sahm was a theme in the film… …

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  • 45Nitty Gritty Surround — Studio album by John McEuen Jimmy Ibbotson Released 2001 Genre …

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  • 46nitty-gritty, the — nit|ty grit|ty, the [ ,nıti grıti ] noun INFORMAL the most basic aspects of a situation or an activity that must be dealt with, even if they are unpleasant: nitty gritty, the of: the daily nitty gritty of running a company get down to the nitty… …

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  • 47nitty-gritty — [[t]nɪ̱ti grɪ̱ti[/t]] also nitty gritty N SING: usu the N If people get down to the nitty gritty of a matter, situation, or activity, they discuss the most important, basic parts of it or facts about it. [INFORMAL] The city s newspapers still… …

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  • 48the nitty-gritty — UK [ˌnɪtɪ ˈɡrɪtɪ] / US noun informal the most basic aspects of a situation or an activity that must be dealt with, even if they are unpleasant the nitty gritty of: the daily nitty gritty of running a company get down to the nitty gritty: OK, let… …

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  • 49Hold On (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album) — Infobox Album Name = Hold On Type = studio Artist = Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Released = July 7, 1987 Recorded = Genre = Country rock Length = Label = Warner Bros. Records Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Hold On is the… …

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  • 50Nitty Gritty — (de son vrai nom Glen Augustus Holness), (1957 à Kingston 24 juin 1991 à Brooklyn, New York aux États Unis) est un chanteur reggae jamaïcain. Nitty Gritty émergea avec les nouveaux rythmes digitaux, aux côtés de Tenor Saw, King Kong et Anthony… …

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