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                           Phrase(s): nuts and bolts 1. Fig. the mundane workings of something; the basics of something. (See also get down to the nuts and bolts.)  •  I want you to learn how to write well. You have to know the nuts and bolts of writing.  •  She’s got a lot of good, general ideas, but when it comes to the nuts and bolts of getting something done, she’s no good. 2. Sl. the subject of psychology in college.  •  I took a class in nuts and bolts and didn’t learn anything at all about what makes me tick.  •  Tom is flunking nuts and bolts because he won’t participate in the required "experiments."
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs