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the nitty-gritty

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the nitty-gritty
the most basic and important facts of something We didn't actually get down to the nitty-gritty (= start to talk about the most important facts) until half way through the meeting.


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A Unitarian minister in Ohio, he began pondering what basic life skills people must develop, and what sort of shift their perspective they must make for them to make constructive use of the nitty-gritty instructions they receive from so many other sources.
Military personnel are highly trained and skilled in various specialties to perform their duties efficiently to safeguard the country While they have high degree of specialization in the art of combat, many of them are not adept with facing the nitty-gritty of day-to-day life Military personnel are highly trained and skilled in various specialties to perform their duties efficiently to safeguard the country.
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