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
Jawahir	-	Arabic
Annemarie	ahn-nə-mah-REE (Dutch)	Dutch, German
Halcyon	-	Various
Harriet	HER-ee-ət, HAR-ee-ət	English
Catharine	['kæθərin]
Machalat	-	Biblical Hebrew