= the basics, the core, the most important part (often used with a negative feeling). Okay, now that we've had our informal chit-chat during this meeting, let's get down to the nitty-gritty. The politicians announced a bunch of platitudes around the issue, dancing around the nitty-gritty.
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Ramesh Reddy1.Before solving any issue, it is important to know the nitty gritty of it.
2. Without knowing the nitty gritty of the case, the defence lawer argued before the court and the accused involved in the case got convicted.