the meat and potatoesAmerican EnglishAmE informalIMPORTANT the most important or basic parts of a discussion, decision, piece of work etc 〔讨论、决定、工作等中〕最重要[最基本]的部分 Let’s get down to the meat and potatoes. How much are you going to pay me for this? 我们来谈最关键的问题: 你打算为此付我多少钱?
the meat and potatoes• But the meat and potatoes of the newscast is the gathering, preparing, and presentation of the news.
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