| Main Entry: | nitty-gritty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basic facts |
Synonyms: |
basics, bottom line, bottom line, brass tacks, chief part, chief thing, cold fact, core, essence, essential details, essential part, focus, fundamentals, gist, hard fact, heart, heart of the matter, important matter, kernel, meat, meat and potatoes, name of the game, nuts and bolts, nuts and bolts, quintessence, reality, root, soul, substance, the facts, the facts, the name of the game |
| Main Entry: | lion's share |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | largest portion |
Synonyms: |
advantage, better part, biggest share, biggest slice of the cake, body, bulk, chief part, gist, main part, mass, meat, most |
| Main Entry: | almost all |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | principal part |
Synonyms: |
chief part, main part, nearly all |