meat-and-potatoes

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adjective

meat-and-po·ta·toes ˈmēt-ən(d)-pə-ˈtā-(ˌ)tōz How to pronounce meat-and-potatoes (audio)

: of fundamental importance : basic

also : concerned with or emphasizing the basic aspects of something

: unpretentious, simple

a real meat-and-potatoes guy

: providing or preferring simple food (such as meat and potatoes)

Synonyms

Adjective

abecedarian
basal
basic
beginning
elemental
elementary
essential
fundamental
introductory
rudimental
rudimentary
underlying

Noun

bottom line
bull's-eye
centerpiece
core
crux
essence
gist
heart
kernel
keynote
meat
net
nub
nubbin
nucleus
pith
pivot
point
root
sum

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Um, but what happens in the aftermath of some of these big moments — that's sometimes the meat and potatoes is finding unexpected story in the aftermath of something that feels quite final.

Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Live dangerously and pair the carpaccio with potato pave, a little terrine of sliced potatoes, capers and feta cheese that elevates the idea of meat and potatoes.

Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 However, the real meat and potatoes come from tweaking the audio in Sonar.

Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 24 May 2022 For cooking in the wild, lean into the foil packet—tinfoil packed with goodness and cooked on the edge of the fire—but don’t limit yourself to standard meat and potatoes.

Outside Online, 19 May 2021 Devin Lloyd and Nephi Sewell were the meat and potatoes of the University of Utah football team’s defense last year.

Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Apr. 2022 Chicago has always been a bastion of meat and potatoes.

Ari Bendersky, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022 If meat and potatoes meals are your go-to, trying to avoid meat for one day a week can have an impact.

Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Health.com, 28 Mar. 2022 Known as the business hub of Fairfax County, this slice of Northern Virginia is one of the least interesting places to find yourself for a meal — unless, of course, your idea of dinner is meat and potatoes attached to a corporate label.

Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1951, in the meaning defined above

单词	meat-and-potatoes
释义	meat-and-potatoes 1 of 2 adjective meat-and-po·ta·toes ˈmēt-ən(d)-pə-ˈtā-(ˌ)tōz 1 : of fundamental importance : basic also : concerned with or emphasizing the basic aspects of something 2 : unpretentious, simple a real meat-and-potatoes guy 3 : providing or preferring simple food (such as meat and potatoes) meat and potatoes 2 of 2 noun plural in form but singular or plural in construction : the most interesting or fundamental part : meat sense 4 Synonyms Adjective abecedarian basal basic beginning elemental elementary essential fundamental introductory rudimental rudimentary underlying Noun bottom line bull's-eye centerpiece core crux essence gist heart kernel keynote meat net nub nubbin nucleus pith pivot point root sum See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Noun Um, but what happens in the aftermath of some of these big moments — that's sometimes the meat and potatoes is finding unexpected story in the aftermath of something that feels quite final. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Live dangerously and pair the carpaccio with potato pave, a little terrine of sliced potatoes, capers and feta cheese that elevates the idea of meat and potatoes. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 However, the real meat and potatoes come from tweaking the audio in Sonar. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 24 May 2022 For cooking in the wild, lean into the foil packet—tinfoil packed with goodness and cooked on the edge of the fire—but don’t limit yourself to standard meat and potatoes. Outside Online, 19 May 2021 Devin Lloyd and Nephi Sewell were the meat and potatoes of the University of Utah football team’s defense last year. Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Apr. 2022 Chicago has always been a bastion of meat and potatoes. Ari Bendersky, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022 If meat and potatoes meals are your go-to, trying to avoid meat for one day a week can have an impact. Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Health.com, 28 Mar. 2022 Known as the business hub of Fairfax County, this slice of Northern Virginia is one of the least interesting places to find yourself for a meal — unless, of course, your idea of dinner is meat and potatoes attached to a corporate label. Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use Adjective 1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun 1951, in the meaning defined above meat-and-potatoes 1 of 2 adjective as in basic 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 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance basic elementary introductory rudimentary fundamental underlying elemental basal essential simple primal beginning prime primary abecedarian rudimental primitive preliminary preparatory uncomplicated primordial primeval key crude important crucial rude Antonyms & Near Antonyms advanced complex sophisticated extensive complicated intricate detailed elaborate higher high refined evolved convoluted developed See More meat and potatoes 2 of 2 plural noun as in root 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 Synonyms & Similar Words root heart core kernel essence bottom line meat sum and substance point sum bull's-eye nucleus net pivot the long and short gist centerpiece keynote pith crux the long and the short nub subject tenor nubbin theme content direction substance course drift body thesis hypothesis proposition purport
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meat-and-potatoes

adjective

noun

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adjective

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