Definition of The Nitty Gritty
the essentials or basics of something
Examples of The Nitty Gritty in a sentence
Rather than get wrapped up in technology that grows ever more complex, I’d rather stick to the nitty gritty of things, like regular flip phones and Internet Explorer. 🔊
The nitty gritty of adult life is that you have to work to make money, which you have to spend on things you don’t really want. 🔊
The CEO wanted to get down to the nitty gritty of his employees’ marketing plan, so we told him what we planned to sell and how we planned to advertise it. 🔊
If you are not a hardcore car lover, the only specifications you probably care about in your vehicle is the nitty gritty stuff like gas mileage. 🔊
The nitty gritty reality of life is that we’ll spend far more time doing things we have to do than doings things we want to do. 🔊
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