The difference between Nitty-gritty and Nuts and bolts

When used as nouns, nitty-gritty means the essence or core of something, whereas nuts and bolts means the basic inner workings of something.


check bellow for the other definitions of Nitty-gritty and Nuts and bolts

  1. Nitty-gritty as a noun (colloquial):

    The essence or core of something; the details.

    Examples:

    "He gave a short summary without getting into the nitty-gritty of the problem."

  1. Nuts and bolts as a noun (idiomatic):

    The basic inner workings of something; the fundamentals; that which makes something operate.

    Examples:

    "It's really not so hard, once you know the nuts and bolts of the editing process."