down and dirty

1. love and death episodes Vicious, not governed by rules of decency, as in The candidates are getting down and dirty early in the campaign [ Slang; early 1980s] 2 Very earthy, uninhibitedly sexual For example, "L A club people rarely get down and dirty on a dance floor" ( The New Yorker, May 21, 1990) [Late 1980s] See also: and, dirty, down