the meat and potatoes

American 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？

Examples from the Corpus

the meat and potatoes• But the meat and potatoes of the newscast is the gathering, preparing, and presentation of the news.

→ the meat and potatoes at meat(4)

单词	the meat and potatoes
释义	the meat and potatoes the meat and potatoes American 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？ Examples from the Corpus the meat and potatoes• But the meat and potatoes of the newscast is the gathering, preparing, and presentation of the news. → the meat and potatoes at meat(4)
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