nitty-gritty
Heart of matter
The nitty-gritty is the essential substance of a matter, especially the practical details that must be addressed: Let's get down to the nitty-gritty.
The phrase often implies moving past abstractions to what actually needs doing.
As an adjective, it describes fundamental or practical concerns: nitty-gritty questions about implementation.
Exact details of something
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- minutiaePetty precise particulars
- ins and outsThorough knowledge of details
- intricaciesComplex inner workings
nuances · subtleties · technicalities · complexities · fine print · mechanics · workings · inner workings
Central essential portion
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- cruxMost important point
- gistCentral meaning distilled
- substancePhysical material with mass
kernel · pith · nucleus · marrow · root · soul · spirit · basics
Involving direct physical engagement
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
- no-nonsenseSerious and efficient
- pragmaticFocused on workable solutions
- realisticTrue to life
concrete · tangible · actionable · brass tacks · nuts and bolts · real-world · ground-level · grassroots
specifics
Exact details of something
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- minutiaePetty precise particulars
- ins and outsThorough knowledge of details
intricacies · nuances · subtleties · technicalities · complexities · fine print · mechanics · workings · inner workings · nuts and bolts
core
Central essential portion
substance · kernel · pith · nucleus · marrow · root · soul · spirit · basics · essentials
hands-on
Involving direct physical engagement
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
- no-nonsenseSerious and efficient
- pragmaticFocused on workable solutions
realistic · concrete · tangible · actionable · brass tacks · nuts and bolts · real-world · ground-level · grassroots · everyday
- fundamentalsbasics, fundamentals, essentials, foundation, ABCs
- Reduplicativesbye-bye, mama, papa, haha, yo-yo
- the heart of itcore, essence, gist, crux, nub
- particularsdetails, specifics, particulars, minutiae, nuances
- informationdata, facts, details, knowledge, intel
- Get to the Pointcut to the chase, bottom line, in a nutshell, spit it out, long story short
nitty-grittyoverview
Broad general summary
surface · big picture · generalities · broad strokes · superficialities
nitty-grittyabstraction
Distilling to essential qualities
theory · generalization · pie in the sky · platitudes · blue-sky thinking
gritty, nitpick, grits, nitpicking, nitpicks, nitpicker, grittiness, nitpicky, nitty