nuts and bolts

noun

detailed practical information about how something works or how something can be accomplished

• Hypernyms: ↑information, ↑info

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n

basics, essentials, fundamentals, details, components, bits and pieces, practicalities

COLLOQ. nitty-gritty

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▶ plural noun PRACTICAL DETAILS, fundamentals, basics, practicalities, essentials, mechanics; informal nitty-gritty, ins and outs, brass tacks.

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noun plural

1. : the working parts or elements

2. : the practical workings of a machine or enterprise as opposed to theoretical considerations or speculative possibilities

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—nuts-and-bolts, adj.

the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.

[1955-60]

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nuts and bolts (informal)

The basic facts, the essential, practical details

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Main Entry: ↑nut

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nuts and bolts,

small but essential features, especially those that form an integral framework or make up practical details, as of a plan: »

the busy executive who wants to see the underlying realities, the economic nuts and bolts, that are common to all business enterprises (Sunday Times).

nuts-and-bolts «NUHTS uhn BOHLTS», adjective.

basic; practical: »

a nuts-and-bolts operation.

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informal the basic practical details

the nuts and bolts of public policy

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nuts and bolts

: the basic parts or details of an activity, job, etc.

She's still learning the nuts and bolts of the business.

Tell me what the nuts and bolts of the plan involve.

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Main Entry: ↑nut