down and dirty
English
Adjective
down and dirty (not comparable)
- (informal) Thoroughly involved; hands-on.
- 2004, CSO (volume 3, number 12, December 2004, page 53)
- 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.
- 2004, CSO (volume 3, number 12, December 2004, page 53)