the meat and potatoes

(American informal)

the most important or basic parts of something They stuck to the meat and potatoes of broadcasting - sports and news. (American informal)

Name	Pronounced	Usage
MatĚJ	-	Czech
Polyhymnia	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
StÉPhanie	ste-fa-NEE	French
Diane	dee-AHN (French), die-AN (English)	French, English
Constance	['kɔnstəns]
ComhghÁN	-	Irish