Because there are nitty-gritty issues to solve, and the people are concentrating on those nitty gritty issues.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

Today we're going to come to what I would call the nitty-gritty of the course.

今天我们要开始,我所指的实质性课程了

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

These scenes from the documentary are as real and as gritty as they come - with festering limbs,open wounds, cranial surgeries and more.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29