carina monadded a comment a year ago
The phrase does not inherently have a positive or negative meaning. It is a neutral expression used to refer to the specific, often essential or fundamental, details of a situation or topic.
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Medina Zelimgerasked for translation 7 years ago
How to translate? (en-en)
does “nitty-gritty details” have positive or negative meaning??
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it can be negative or positive depending on the context, usually without “details“ : “Now that your attorney is here, we can finally get down to the nitty-gritty.“
translation added by ⁌ ULY ⁍1 - 2.
= brass tacks, and the connotation is essentially neutral
translation added by Валерий Коротоношко0
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Jamie Oliveradded a comment a year ago
It both not have positive or negative meaning. It depends on context.
rosie wilsonadded a comment a year ago
The meaning of "nitty-gritty details" can be either positive or negative depending on the context in which it is used. In the example provided, "Now that your attorney is here, we can finally get down to the nitty-gritty," it seems to have a positive connotation as it implies that the important