back-to-basics
[ bak-tuh-bey-siks ]
/ ˈbæk təˈbeɪ sɪks /
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adjective
stressing simplicity and adherence to fundamental principles: The movement suggests a back-to-basics approach to living for those whose lives have become complicated.
emphasizing or based upon the teaching of such basic subjects as reading, arithmetic, grammar, or history in a traditional way.
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How to use back-to-basics in a sentence
Instead, LaFrieda, Hanna-Korpi, and Dawson all see a general back-to-basics approach from hereon in.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with back-to-basics
back to basics
Back to fundamental principles, as in The plans are much too elaborate; to stay in our budget we have to get back to basics. At first this term was used mainly for schooling that stresses proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics (also see three R's), but it quickly was transferred to other areas. [1970s]
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