the nitty-gritty

the most basic and important facts of something We didn't actually get down to the nitty-gritty (= start to talk about the most important facts) until half way through the meeting.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
JordÃO	-	Portuguese
Volodymyr	-	Ukrainian
&Aelig;&Eth;Elr&Aelig;D	-	Anglo-Saxon
ŠTefÁNia	-	Slovak
TeodÓRa	-	Hungarian
Engle	['eŋgl]