nitty-gritty

Preposition: of

• life: Marriage is a vehicle for managing the mundane: the essential duties, the inescapable routine, the nitty-gritty of daily life.
• trade: It's a great resource for anyone who wants to get into the nitty-gritty of trade and answer all those tricky questions.
• case: The nitty-gritty of sex cases should not be detailed in the paper.
• business: This allows for a decent amount of small talk before getting down to the nitty-gritty of business.

Converse of object

• learn: To get your of public day learn the nitty-gritty.
• discuss: I will avoid discussing the nitty-gritty of the protocols and hardware, but instead explain how each bit fits into the overall picture.
• do: Delta does the nitty-gritty work a well as implementing strategic decisions.

Adjective modifier

• real: The opening line of the record is, ' Now let's get down to the real nitty-gritty ' .

Modifies a noun

• detail: You can make adjustments or add lines of text, but you'll need the nitty-gritty details on how to work with the formatting.
• stuff: This is real nitty-gritty stuff and is not for people who just want new cheat codes for games like Metal Gear Solid.
• bit: The big picture of our lives and the nitty-gritty bits and pieces will all be offered up to God.
• work: He doesn't feel the real " nitty-gritty work " on a play happens for weeks.