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Meat and potatoes Moderate

Meat and potatoes has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the fundamental part

"successful negotiation is the meat and potatoes of arbitration"

2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see meat,‎ and,‎ potatoes.

Adjective
1

Normal, average, typical, unexceptional, or nondescript.

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