get/go back to (the) basics
idiom
: to return to a simpler way of doing something or thinking about something
The restaurant is getting back to basics in terms of food, using fresh ingredients to make simple, good food.
Examples of get/go back to (the) basics in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Beauty influencer Liah Yoo founded the brand to help shoppers go back to the basics.
—
Jennifer Chan, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2025
Sir! Magazine wants to go back to basics in offering men advice and ideas without the snobbery of high fashion magazines that are dictated by advertisers.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2025
Desserts also go back to basics but in a really luscious way.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
For strategic diplomacy to work, however, the United States must get back to basics—as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is endeavoring to do.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get/go back to (the) basics
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jennifer Chan, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2025
Sir! Magazine wants to go back to basics in offering men advice and ideas without the snobbery of high fashion magazines that are dictated by advertisers.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2025
Desserts also go back to basics but in a really luscious way.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
For strategic diplomacy to work, however, the United States must get back to basics—as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is endeavoring to do.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get/go back to (the) basics
Cite this Entry
“Get/go back to (the) basics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%2Fgo%20back%20to%20%28the%29%20basics. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share