Idiom
nuts and bolts
Meaning
The basic inner workings of something; the fundamentals; that which makes something operate.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We need to learn the nuts and bolts of this machine.”
“The manager explained the nuts and bolts of the new project to the entire team during the meeting.”
“Before attempting to reform the entire organization, the consultant spent weeks studying the nuts and bolts of its daily operations.”
Examples
simple
“We need to learn the nuts and bolts of this machine.”
contextual
“The manager explained the nuts and bolts of the new project to the entire team during the meeting.”
complex
“Before attempting to reform the entire organization, the consultant spent weeks studying the nuts and bolts of its daily operations.”
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