VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Meat and potatoes

Meaning:

The phrase 'meat and potatoes refers to the essential parts or aspects of something.

Examples:

  • Yes, take notes in class, but only when it's really important. Discussion is the meat and potatoes of this course.
  • With plenty of meat and potatoes.
  • Whatever happened to meat and potatoes?
  • Most of the rest is meat and potatoes.
  • Not bad, but skynyrd is meat and potatoes, And i'm bringing dessert,
  • First of all, try not to refer to your body as "meat and potatoes."
  • I eat meat and potatoes.
  • Your diet may suffer from being quite humdrum; more meat and potatoes than anything else, unfortunately.
  • The real meat and potatoes of the app world starts at the $249/month price point.
  • Love that red meat? Replace one meat and potatoes night each week with a chicken and potatoes night.