nuts and bolts

Example Sentences

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Theo Francis covers how U.S. companies work behind the scenes for The Wall Street Journal, from Washington: executive pay, perks, workplace and retirement, accounting, disclosure — the nuts and bolts most people don't see.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

It will take longer to thrash out the nuts and bolts that would need to underpin a complex agreement.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

In turn, those qualities dictate the nuts and bolts of an actual intervention strategy.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

But at the nuts and bolts, it’s still humanity.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

If you can’t wait to get to the nuts and bolts, by all means skip ahead.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith