nuts and bolts
Example Sentences
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On a nuts and bolts level, it’s all screwed together tight, even the pieces that stick out at weird angles.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Consider the personal-finance nuts and bolts involved in that kind of situation.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
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
All part of the nuts and bolts at a leading Premier League club in 2025.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
“The plane shook violently,” he later said, “rattling and clanking as if someone had thrown a bucket of nuts and bolts into the engine.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
