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got down to the nitty-gritty

got down to the nitty-gritty is the simple past of get down to the nitty-gritty.

Meaning of get down to the nitty-gritty

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

Questions about got down to the nitty-gritty

What is got down to the nitty-gritty the simple past of?
Got down to the nitty-gritty is the simple past of get down to the nitty-gritty.

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

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

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