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nuts and bolts

NOUN
basic parts
Synonyms
WEAK
bare bones basic details basics brass tacks essentials fundamentals innards inner workings mechanics nitty-gritty no frills practical details practicalities workings

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But China has a broad supply chain of manufacturers that make the nuts and bolts of humanoids, including sensors, batteries and other components.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

His focus on nuts and bolts makes him a popular blue governor in a very red state.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Her firm, West Special Fasteners, makes nuts and bolts, and has been doing since 1999.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

Schindler knew little about the nuts and bolts of manufacturing and wasn't interested in learning.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson