GoEnglish.com teaches the meanings and uses of English idioms, idiomatic phrases and expressions such as get down to the nitty gritty (work on the small details of the project...). Our goal for the lesson "Today's Idiom = Get Down To The Nitty Gritty" is for you to completely understand what get down to the nitty gritty means, and to feel confident using "get down to the nitty gritty" correctly in conversation.

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