English

Adjective

meat and potatoes ‎(comparative more meat and potatoes, superlative most meat and potatoes)

1. normal, average, typical, unexceptional, or nondescript in description

   Rick is very experimental and open minded about trying new things but Ted on the other hand is a meat and potatoes kind of guy.

Translations

Noun

meat and potatoes ‎(uncountable)

1. Used other than as an idiom: see meat,‎ and,‎ potatoes.
2. (US, informal) The essential part or parts of something.

Derived terms

• meat-and-potato, meat-and-potatoes