meat and potatoes

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plural noun

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Recent Examples of meat-and-potatoes
Adjective
Before long, former Top Chef champ Cécile is back slinging meat-and-potatoes at her parents’ roadside truck stop and rekindling old flames with her country-boy ex, Raphaël (Bastien Bouillon). Ben Croll, IndieWire, 13 May 2025 The only cooking required is the hands-off step of simmering the farro, and the combination of flavors and textures will likely win over even the most meat-and-potatoes of diners. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
Plural noun
That’s meat and potatoes y’all. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025 That was the meat and potatoes for so many people to spring from, to learn from, where their next job came from. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for meat-and-potatoes
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meat-and-potatoes
Adjective
  • Interior trims range from basic to luxurious, but all feature easy to use controls, physical switches and dials for key functions and one of the auto industry’s best touch screens and infotainment systems.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • For foot passengers who don’t mind simple accommodation, fares for a basic cabin typically range from $35—$75 per person.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Two of the leaders of Sticks & Sprouts gave a status update on the potential mud-and-water project for the patch of dirt next to the elementary-school playground.
    Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Catherine Ament of Rolling Prairie, near LaPorte, was studying to be an elementary teacher.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Its speeds can match or exceed many competitors, but prices increase significantly after the introductory period.
    Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Sign up today with coupon code EARLYBIRD for an introductory discount of 30% off the regular course price of $67 (plus tax).
    Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Those humans who were good at it, even in its most rudimentary forms, would have a real advantage.
    Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
  • But most users do not yet have passkeys on their accounts and still rely on passwords, perhaps with some rudimentary form of 2FA.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Gokul envisions a fundamental shift in how factories operate by 2030.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The fundamental benefit of these cases stems from representation rather than speed.
    Sadhasivam Mohanadas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Meat-and-potatoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meat-and-potatoes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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