down and dirty in English

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      "form": "more down and dirty",
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          "ref": "2004 December, CSO, volume 3, number 12, page 53:",
          "text": "You also need to remember that it's rare to find someone in a C-suite or on a board who knows how to get down and dirty with IT, who knows the difference between a firewall and a fire exit.",
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        "Thoroughly involved; hands-on."
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        "(informal) Thoroughly involved; hands-on."
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  "word": "down and dirty"
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{
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    {
      "form": "more down and dirty",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most down and dirty",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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          "hands-on"
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        "(informal) Thoroughly involved; hands-on."
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        "informal"
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"down and dirty" meaning in English

Adjective