the bare bones
the most important parts or facts of something without any detail

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bare bones
the most basic parts of something, without any detail.
We believe we have the bare bones of an agreement.

Reduced to its bare bones, the theory states that animals adapt to suit their surroundings.

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bare-bones
the bare bones - the most basic parts of something, without any detail.
Even from this bare-bones plot summary, we can deduce that the story is highly implausible.
(always before noun)

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bare bones
the most basic and important parts of something
The company had to restructure and most services were cut to the bare bones of the operation.

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