nuts and bolts
noun
1
: the working parts or elements
2
: the practical workings of a machine or enterprise as opposed to theoretical considerations or speculative possibilities
Examples of nuts and bolts in a Sentence
the nuts and bolts of the merger of the two companies have yet to be worked out
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Everybody else is just nuts and bolts like 5:00 on Thursday.
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Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
With Patrick Thibodeau the discourse was centered on nuts and bolts; the Greencastle building commissioner had a keen interest in Doden’s plan for small towns and cities.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
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Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
With Patrick Thibodeau the discourse was centered on nuts and bolts; the Greencastle building commissioner had a keen interest in Doden’s plan for small towns and cities.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for nuts and bolts
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“Nuts and bolts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuts%20and%20bolts. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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