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get down to the nitty-gritty

get down to the nitty-gritty verb: synonym of get down to brass tacks.

Verb

get down to the nitty-gritty (third-person singular simple present gets down to the nitty-gritty, present participle getting down to the nitty-gritty, simple past got down to the nitty-gritty, past participle gotten down to the nitty-gritty or got down to the nitty-gritty)

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of get down to brass tacks

Synonyms of get down to the nitty-gritty

Forms of get down to the nitty-gritty

third-person singular presentgets down to the nitty-gritty
present participlegetting down to the nitty-gritty
pastgot down to the nitty-gritty
past participlegotten down to the nitty-gritty
past participlegot down to the nitty-gritty

Questions about get down to the nitty-gritty

What does get down to the nitty-gritty mean?
Get down to the nitty-gritty means synonym of get down to brass tacks.
What part of speech is get down to the nitty-gritty?
Get down to the nitty-gritty is a verb.
What is the past tense of get down to the nitty-gritty?
The past tense of get down to the nitty-gritty is got down to the nitty-gritty.

Words near get down to the nitty-gritty in the dictionary

  1. get down to brass nails
  2. get down to brass tacks
  3. get down to business
  4. get down to cases
  5. get down to nuts and bolts
  6. get down to the nitty-gritty
  7. get dressed
  8. get drunk
  9. get even
  10. get even or get even worse
  11. get eyes on

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