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How to pronounce “nitty-gritty”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of nitty-gritty with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
- Definition summary
- (originally US, colloquial, also attributively) The core or essence of something; the gist.
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (originally US, colloquial, also attributively) The core or essence of something; the gist.
- [Adjective]
- (colloquial) Dealing with something in great depth.
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