nitty-gritty
Yahoo!奇摩字典
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
Yahoo!奇摩字典
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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