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get down to the nitty-gritty What does get down to the nitty-gritty mean?	to get down to the facts	The teacher called us into her office to get down to the nitty-gritty of what had happened earlier.
get down to the nitty-gritty What does get down to the nitty-gritty mean?	to get down to the basic facts	The teacher called us into her office to get down to the nitty-gritty of what had happened earlier.
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down What does "down" mean?	finished; done

give (someone) a slap on the wrist What does "give (someone) a slap on the wrist" mean?	give someone light punishment	The young offender was given a slap on the wrist by the judge but was required to do some community work as compensation for his crime.
like an open book What does "like an open book" mean?	someone or something that is easy to understand	Our boss is like an open book and it is easy to know what he is thinking most of the time.
chickens come home to roost What does "chickens come home to roost" mean?	someone`s words or actions come back to cause trouble for him or her	The man is always unkind to other people. However, his chickens have come home to roost and people are now very unkind to him.
grow to do/like (something) What does "grow to do/like (something)" mean?	to gradually begin to do something or like someone or something	I am growing to like the people who live next door to me.
security against (something) What does "security against (something)" mean?	something that keeps something safe, protection against something	The money in the bank is my security against losing my job in the future.
get away What does "get away" mean?	to succeed in leaving, to escape	I was able to get away from work early so I went shopping.
Cheap as chips What does "Cheap as chips" mean?	(UK) If something is very inexpensive, it is as cheap as chips.
dog in the manger What does "dog in the manger" mean?	someone who prevents others from doing what they themselves do not want to do (in Aesop's Fables a dog that cannot eat hay lays in the hayrack and prevents the other animals from eating the hay)	My friend always acts like a dog in the manger and often tries to prevent us from enjoying ourselves.
lose heart What does "lose heart" mean?	become discouraged	The girl has begun to lose heart in her efforts to learn the piano.
Ivy League What does "Ivy League" mean?	a small group of older and famous eastern United States colleges and universities such as Harvard, Yale and Princeton	Several of the company executives had gone to an Ivy League school.
bean What does "bean" mean?	the head

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Get Down To The Nitty Gritty Idiom