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the nitty-grittyBrE /ˌnɪti ˈɡrɪti/NAmE /ˌnɪti ˈɡrɪti/ noun [sing.] (informal) the basic or most important details of an issue or a situation 基本事实；重要细节◆Time ran out before we could get down to the real nitty-gritty. 我们还没来得及探讨真正的重要细节，时间就过去了。 Reduplicative words airy-fairy, argy-bargy, chit-chat, criss-cross, dilly-dally, harum-scarum, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy, hocus-pocus, hoity-toity, hotchpotch, hurly-burly, itty-bitty, mumbo jumbo, mishmash, nitty-gritty, ping-pong, pitter-patter, shilly-shally, teeny-weeny, tittle-tattle, touchy-feely, wishy-washy |