Translations for „meat-and-potatoes“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

meat-and-potatoes N Am inf

meat-and-potatoes

суть f де́ла

meat-and-potatoes

соль f вопро́са

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English

Considering the home cuisine of some past winners, members decreed that attendees who get queasy can simply order off the basic meat-and-potatoes clubhouse menu.

www.nwitimes.com

Enough of the notion that guys have to come up with basic meat-and-potatoes dishes.

entertainment.inquirer.net

But the album's meat-and-potatoes consistency remains bracing throughout.

en.wikipedia.org

What we get is a contemporary, meat-and-potatoes heist yarn wrapped around a major romantic complication, and capably done it is, too.

www.telegraph.co.uk

But that's the meat-and-potatoes case for democratic reform: not just because it's nice, but because it's necessary.

o.canada.com

We wanted to do a real meat-and-potatoes type of multi-camera show.

www.thestar.com

After we threw our bags into our rooms, we met in a small canteen serving meat-and-potatoes dishes, with few fruits and vegetables in sight.

news.nationalpost.com

Who knew meat-and-potatoes tour monsters could be so graceful with textures?

www.spin.com

When he comes home at night, some sort of meat-and-potatoes dinner is waiting for him.

www.ctvnews.ca

Colleagues in the media have told me that if they just gave people meat-and-potatoes evidence all the time, they wouldn't be as popular.

www.vox.com