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Definitions

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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After research in the BMW archives to figure out what needed to be done, I replaced all the nuts and bolts with factory-looking originals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Though financial therapy is increasing in popularity, it doesn’t necessarily get down to the nuts and bolts of your finances.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2025

He also extended the levies to include hundreds of metal products from nuts and bolts to drinks cans.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

He didn’t have any drachmas for an offering, and apparently the goddess Iris wasn’t interested in nuts and bolts.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.