A few days ago
flaquita

“the nuts and bolts”?

I understand “the nuts and bolts” is an expression that means “the main idea”. Am I right? Thank you in advance for your kind help

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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all the things required; all the nitty-gritties; all the items needed to make it work/secure/firm. to do somethingu hv to think of every angle and cover all your bases!! then it will be a runaway success
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4 years ago
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Nuts And Bolts Meaning
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A few days ago
Anonymous
I understand it to mean all the necessary details (not just the main idea). The idea is, nuts and bolts may be small things, but the machine won’t run without them.

I checked it at AskOxford.com — yes, the detail part is important.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
nuts and bolts means – The basic working components or practical aspects: “lofty goals without specifying the nuts and bolts of how they are to be achieved”
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