Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get down to the nitty-gritty

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
get -down -to the nit-ty-grit-ty
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of get down to brass tacks

Inflected Forms

gets down to the nitty-gritty (present, singular) getting down to the nitty-gritty (participle, present) got down to the nitty-gritty (past) gotten down to the nitty-gritty (participle, past) got down to the nitty-gritty (participle, past)

Synonyms

get down to brass tacks

Questions

What does get down to the nitty-gritty mean?
Synonym of get down to brass tacks

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