the bare bones

the most basic parts of something, without any detail We believe we have the bare bones of an agreement. Reduced to its bare bones, the theory states that animals adapt to suit their surroundings.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Taliesin	tal-ee-ES-in (Welsh)	Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Yuuka	yoo:-kah	Japanese
Rowena	ro-EE-nə	English
Sopio	-	Georgian
Elfriede	el-FREE-də	German
Fulk	FULK	English (Archaic)