MEAT-AND-POTATOES


Meaning of MEAT-AND-POTATOES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective ]

Date: 1949

1. : of fundamental importance : basic ; also : concerned with or emphasizing the basic aspects of something

2. : unpretentious , simple

a real meat-and-potatoes guy

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.