the meat and potatoes



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)
See also: and, meat, potato

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ruslanroo-SLAHN (Russian)Russian, Tatar, Bashkir, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Cheche
Gregorius-Late Greek (Latinized)
Ashkettle['æʃketl]
MÍCheÁL-Irish
BayleeBAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
GunnbjÖRg-Ancient Scandinavian