noun
[ U ] ( NAmE ) the most basic and important aspects or parts of sth :
Issues like this are the newspaper's meat and potatoes.
noun
[ U ] ( NAmE ) the most basic and important aspects or parts of sth :
Issues like this are the newspaper's meat and potatoes.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005