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Definition of meat and potatoes noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

meat and potatoes

noun
 
/ˌmiːt ən pəˈteɪtəʊz/
 
/ˌmiːt ən pəˈteɪtəʊz/
[uncountable] (North American English)
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  1. the most basic and important aspects or parts of something
    • Issues like this are the newspaper's meat and potatoes.
    • Acoustic guitar and vocals are the meat and potatoes of this band.
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