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
Ji-Hunjee-hoonKorean
InnaEE-nah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian
Ishani-Indian, Hindi
Raphaelra-fa-EL (French), RAF-ee-el (English), RAY-fee-əl (English)German, French, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Mihammad-Arabic
BaalBAY-əl (English), BAYL (English)Near Eastern Mythology