meat-and-potatoes
adjective/ˌmiːt ən pəˈteɪtəʊz/
/ˌmiːt ən pəˈteɪtəʊz/
[only before noun] (North American English)- dealing with the most basic and important aspects of something
- a meat-and-potatoes argument
- meat-and-potatoes police work
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- liking plain, simple things
- He's a real meat-and-potatoes guy.
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