bare bones



bare bones

The mere essentials or plain, unadorned framework of something, as in This outline gives just the bare bones of the story; details will come later. This phrase transfers the naked skeleton of a body to figurative use. [c. 1900]
See also: bare, bone

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ÁBrahÁM-Hungarian
Amirah-Arabic
Anicetus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Padma-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu
RaphaËL-French
Naomi (1)nay-O-mee (English), nie-O-mee (English)English, Hebrew, Biblical