as in ropes
the specific practical details of something
the nuts and bolts of the merger of the two companies have yet to be worked out
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Recent Examples of nuts and bolts
The neo-bluegrass musician took to social media Monday to post photos of himself laid up in a hospital bed, along with multiple X-rays of the nuts and bolts now holding his leg together.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Mamdani has also spent much of his effort directing New Yorkers’ attention to the nuts and bolts of city government, like filling potholes and enforcing workplace regulations, carting a jumbo calendar to his press conferences across the city to highlight his work in his first stretch of governance.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
No one knows the nuts and bolts of DeLauter’s setup better than Fink, who’s studied the swing since the Guardians were surveying their draft options four years ago.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The object, which also contained nuts and bolts, extinguished itself without harming anyone.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
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Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Mamdani has also spent much of his effort directing New Yorkers’ attention to the nuts and bolts of city government, like filling potholes and enforcing workplace regulations, carting a jumbo calendar to his press conferences across the city to highlight his work in his first stretch of governance.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
No one knows the nuts and bolts of DeLauter’s setup better than Fink, who’s studied the swing since the Guardians were surveying their draft options four years ago.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The object, which also contained nuts and bolts, extinguished itself without harming anyone.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuts and bolts
brass tacks
Plural Noun
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Other aspiring politicians were ready to get down to brass tacks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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With so much more to get to, the show wastes no time in getting down to brass tacks.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Nuts and bolts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuts%20and%20bolts. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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