nuts and bolts
phrase
See full dictionary entry for nutIf you talk about the nuts and bolts of a subject or an activity, you are referring to the detailed practical aspects of it rather than abstract ideas about it.
He's more concerned about the nuts and bolts of location work.
Synonyms: essentials, basics, fundamentals, nitty-gritty [informal] More Synonyms of nuts and bolts
nuts and bolts in British English
plural noun
informal
the essential or practical details
nuts-and-bolts in British English
(ˈnʌtsənˈbəʊlts)
adjective
informal
essential; practical
nuts-and-bolts education
nuts and bolts in American English
Informal
the basic elements or practical aspects of something
Derived forms
nuts-and-bolts (ˈnuts-ˈand-bolts) adjective
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Synonyms of 'nuts and bolts'
essentials, basics, fundamentals, nitty-gritty
More Synonyms of nuts and bolts
(idiom)
Definition
the essential or practical details
Social skills are the nuts and bolts of social interaction.
Synonyms
essentials
basics
fundamentals
teaching small children the fundamentals of road safety
nitty-gritty (informal)
They are more concerned with matters of principle than with the nitty-gritty of everyday politics.
practicalities
ins and outs
details
Additional synonyms
in the sense of fundamentals
teaching small children the fundamentals of road safety
Synonyms
basics,
laws,
rules,
principles,
essentials,
cornerstones,
axioms,
first principles,
rudiments,
sine qua non
in the sense of nitty-gritty
Definition
the basic facts of a matter or situation
They are more concerned with matters of principle than with the nitty-gritty of everyday politics.
Synonyms
basics,
facts,
reality,
essentials,
core,
fundamentals,
substance,
essence,
bottom line,
crux,
gist,
nuts and bolts,
heart of the matter,
ins and outs,
brass tacks (informal)
Nearby words ofnuts and bolts
- nutrition
- nutritious
- nuts
- nuts and bolts
- nutty
- nuzzle
- nymph
Synonyms of 'nuts and bolts'
nuts and bolts
Explore 'nuts and bolts' in the dictionary
- to have it made
- to have it off/away
- to have it out
- to have it out with sb
- to have jurisdiction over
- to have just done sth
- to have little time/money
- to have low/high self-esteem
- to have lunch (with sb)
- to have mercy on sb
- to have misgivings about sth
- to have mixed feelings (about sth)
- to have mixed feelings about sth
- to have money to burn
- to have no alternative (but to)
- to have no business doing sth
- to have no comeback
- to have no/every intention of doing sth
- to have no hope of sth/doing sth
- to have no illusions about sth
- to have no/little choice
- to have no luck (doing sth)
- to have no objection to sth
- to have no other option (but to ... )
- to have no qualms about doing sth