nuts and bolts

noun

1. the essential or basic aspects.

   to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.

nuts and bolts

plural noun

1. informal,  the essential or practical details

Other Word Forms

• nuts-and-bolts adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nuts and bolts¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

All part of the nuts and bolts at a leading Premier League club in 2025.

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If he is hiding any nuts and bolts under those blonde locks of his, Haaland did prove he was still human by missing a couple of chances to complete his hat-trick.

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It will take longer to thrash out the nuts and bolts that would need to underpin a complex agreement.

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“Prime Minister” is not be that interested in wrangling, dealing and lawmaking, or even the nuts and bolts of her progressive views.

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The tone swerve into body-count humor and the nuts and bolts of violence eventually prove too much for Crano and Craig to effectively mold into a comedy of perception and privilege.

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