get down to the nuts and bolts

Fig. to get down to the basic facts. (See also nuts and bolts) Stop fooling around. Get down to the nuts and bolts. Let's stop wasting time. We have to get down to the nuts and bolts.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dimitris	-	Greek
Rabi'a	-	Arabic
Gerda (1)	GER-dah (German), KHER-dah (Dutch)	German, Dutch
Harsha	-	Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Sanskrit
Evron	-	Yiddish
Cecelia	sə-SEE-lee-ə, sə-SEEL-yə	English