meat-and-potatoes

adjective

🔊/ˌmiːt ən pəˈteɪtəʊz/

[only before noun] (North American English)

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dealing with the most basic and important aspects of something根本的；基本的；主要的
- a meat-and-potatoes argument基本论据
- meat-and-potatoes police work肉和土豆警察工作
liking plain, simple things喜欢简朴的
- He's a real meat-and-potatoes guy.他是个十分崇尚简朴的人。🔊🔊