meat and potatoes
[adjective]
Synonyms: fundamental, basal, basic, bottom, foundational, primary, radical, underlying

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the meat and potatoes
the most important or basic parts of a discussion, decision, piece of work

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meat and potatoes
[American, informal]
the most important or basic parts of something.
They stuck to the meat and potatoes of broadcasting - sports and news.

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meat-and-potatoes
[American, informal]
the meat and potatoes - the most important or basic parts of something.
The focus was on jobs, health care, and other meat-and-potatoes issues.
(always before noun)

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meat and potatoes
basic and strong, have simple tastes in food and other things
My friend's taste in food and life is one of a basic meat-and-potatoes approach.

The man is a meat-and-potatoes person who enjoys the simple pleasures of life.

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