"nuts and bolts" in Russian?

[Alex]

Ну, в общем-то да, Алина.
Мы, скорее,  любим "докапываться до сути",
но если нужно, то можем изучить устройство
"до последнего винтика".

Дядя Саша


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From: "Alina Israeli" <aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] "nuts and bolts" in Russian?


> >Is there a Russian equivalent for "nuts and bolts"
as in "Getting down to
> >nuts and bolts" or a "nuts-and-bolts" issue?
>
> I don't think so. Russians are always looking for
"sermjazhnaja pravda" and
> want to know "gde sobaka zaryta". In addition to the
industrial nuts and
> bolts, you would not find "where the rubber meets the
road".
>
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