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]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Suraya	-	Arabic
IngibjÖRg	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Alvar	-	Swedish, Estonian
Candace	KAN-dis (English), kan-DAY-see (English), KAN-də-see (English)	English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Leandra	le-AHN-drah (Spanish)	Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Finnguala	-	Irish, Irish Mythology