MEAT-AND-POTATOES

Meaning of MEAT-AND-POTATOES in English

[meat-and-potatoes] adj (1949) 1: of fundamental importance: basic; also: concerned with or emphasizing the basic aspects of something

2: practical; also: everyday

3: providing or preferring simple food (as meat and potatoes)

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

MEAT-AND-POTATOES — ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : of fundamental importance : basic the meat-and-potatoes problems of everyday living and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEAT AND POTATOES — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1951 the most interesting or fundamental part ; meat 4
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — adjective Date: 1949 of fundamental importance ; basic , unpretentious , simple , providing or preferring simple food (as meat …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEAT AND POTATOES — "ˌ noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: from their traditional role as basic dietary items : the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — /meet"n peuh tay"tohz, -teuhz/ , adj. Informal. fundamental; down-to-earth; basic: What are the meat-and-potatoes issues of the election? Also, meat-and-potato …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEAT AND POTATOES — Informal. the essential or basic part: Community service is the meat and potatoes of this program. [ ‡ 1950-55 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEAT AND POTATOES — main parts, fundamental elements
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MEAT AND POTATOES — Date: 1951 : the most interesting or fundamental part : meat 4
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — Date: 1949 1. : of fundamental importance : basic ; also : concerned with or emphasizing the basic aspects of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — Function: adjective Date: 1949 1 : of fundamental importance : BASIC also : concerned with or emphasizing the basic aspects …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MEAT AND POTATOES — Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1951 : the most interesting or fundamental part : MEAT …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MEAT AND POTATOES — N. Amer. ordinary but fundamental things. → meat
Concise Oxford English vocab
MEAT AND POTATOES — [meat and potatoes] n pl but sing or pl in constr (1951): the most interesting or fundamental part: meat 4.
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — meat-and-potatoes BrE AmE ˌmiːt ə n pə ˈteɪt əʊz ◂ -əm pə- AmE \ -ˈteɪt̬ oʊz ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — adjective [ only before noun ] ( NAmE ) 1. dealing with the most basic and important aspects of sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEAT AND POTATOES — noun [ U ] ( NAmE ) the most basic and important aspects or parts of sth : Issues like …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — Function: adjective Synonyms: FUNDAMENTAL 1, basal, basic, bottom, foundational, primary, radical, underlying
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — adjective Synonyms: fundamental 1, basal, basic, bottom, foundational, primary, radical, underlying
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — (разговорное) основной, самый важный, насущный, жизненно важный - * problems of everyday living насущные проблемы повседневной жизни - * information …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — a разг. основной, самый важный, насущный, жизненно важный meat-and-potatoes problems of everyday living - насущные проблемы повседневной жизни meat-and-potatoes information …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — сущ. или прил., разг., преим. амер.основной, жизненно важный; ключевой момент, суть дела, соль вопроса и т.п. см. тж. meat 5)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MEAT AND POTATOES — (a) насущный; основной; самый важный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MEAT AND POTATOES — (0) жизненно важный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — a разг. основной, самый важный, насущный, жизненно важный ~ problems of everyday living - насущные проблемы повседневной жизни ~ information …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — a разг. основной, самый важный, насущный, жизненно важный meat-and-potatoes problems of everyday living - насущные проблемы повседневной жизни meat-and-potatoes information …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — сущ. или прил. , разг. , преим. амер. основной, жизненно важный; ключевой момент, суть дела, соль вопроса и т. п. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — сущ. или прил., разг., преим. амер. основной, жизненно важный; ключевой момент, суть дела, соль вопроса и т. п. см. тж. meat …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MEAT-AND-POTATOES — (разговорное) основной, самый важный, насущный, жизненно важный - * problems of everyday living насущные проблемы повседневной жизни - * information …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POTATOES — patatas
English-Visayan vocabulary
MEAT — Flesh and other edible parts of animals, particularly mammal s, used for food. Not only the muscle s and fat …
Английский словарь Британика
MEAT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POTATOES — (pl. ) of Potato
Английский словарь Webster
POTATOES — ( pl. ) of Potato
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEAT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POTATOES — pl of potato.
Webster English vocab
MEAT — vt to supply with food. 2. meat ·noun specifically, dinner; the chief meal. 3. meat ·noun the flesh of animals …
Webster English vocab
MEAT — [meat] n [ME mete, fr. OE; akin to OHG maz food] (bef. 12c) 1 a: food; esp: solid food as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEAT
Britannica English vocabulary
MEAT — / miːt; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] the flesh of an animal or a bird eaten …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEAT — meat S2 W3 /miːt/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: mete 'food' ] 1 . [uncountable and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEAT — n. 1 the flesh of animals (esp. mammals) as food. 2 (foll. by of) the essence or chief part of. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEAT — n. 1 the flesh of animals (esp. mammals) as food. 2 (foll. by of) the essence or chief part of. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEAT — n.1 the flesh of animals (esp. mammals) as food. 2 (foll. by of) the essence or chief part of. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
MEAT — ( meats) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Meat is flesh taken …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEAT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a candy/meat thermometer (= used in cooking ) a meat eater (= a person or …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEAT — n. Flesh and other edible parts of animals, particularly mammal s, used for food. Not only the muscle s and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MEAT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MEAT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ bad , rancid , rotten , rotting ▪ That ~ smells rotten. ▪ tender ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MEAT
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MEAT — It does not appear that the word "meat" is used in any one instance in the Authorized Version of either …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
POTATOES — сущ. картофель Syn : murphy, praties (мн.ч.)картофель картошка potatoes: mashed ~ pl картофельное пюре potatoes: mashed ~ pl картофельное пюре
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEAT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POTATOES — Картофель
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
POTATOES — картофель
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEAT — meat.ogg 1. mi:t n 1. мясо ( тж. butcher's meat) minced meat - рубленое мясо forced meat - фарш red …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEAT — мясо, убоина dairy and meat industry — мясо-молочная промышленность meat emulsifying machine — измельчитель мяса эмульсионный meat tenderizing machine — машина для тендеризации …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
POTATOES — сущ.картофель Syn:murphy, praties
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MEAT
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
POTATOES — (n) картофель
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MEAT — 1. mi:t n 1. мясо ( тж. butcher's meat) minced meat - рубленое мясо forced meat - фарш red brown …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POTATOES — сущ. картофель Syn: murphy , praties
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MEAT
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
POTATOES — сущ. картофель Syn: murphy, praties
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Merriam-Webster English vocab

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