meat-and-po|ta|toes

meat-and-po|ta|toes
Informal. the principal part; foundation; basis: »

Textbooks remain the meat and potatoes of publishing in Canada (Maclean's).

meat-and-po|ta|toes «MEET uhn puh TAY tohz», adjective.
Informal. basic; fundamental: »

One would like to urge [him] to leave the meat-and-potatoes repertory for which his style of playing is not best suited for more contemporary cuisine (New York Times).


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