the nuts and bolts

the basic, practical details of a job or other activity (often + of ) Law school teaches wonderful theory but it doesn't teach the nuts and bolts of actually practising law.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Amelia	ə-MEE-lee-ə (English), ə-MEEL-yə (English), ah-ME-lyah (Italian), ah-ME-lee-ah (German)	English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Liat	-	Hebrew
Hammond	HAM-ənd	English (Rare)
Itsaso	-	Basque
Meagan	MEG-ən	English
Teobaldo	-	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian