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of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject
- a meat-and-potatoes knowledge of figure skating is all that a spectator really needs
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meat and potatoes
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the central part or aspect of something under consideration
- an article that never gets into the meat and potatoes of a solution to the city's rising crime rate
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“Meat-and-potatoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meat-and-potatoes. Accessed 3 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of meat-and-potatoes was in 1846
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