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(Entry 1 of 2)
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
plural nounSynonyms of meat and potatoes (Entry 2 of 2)
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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The first known use of meat-and-potatoes was in 1846
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