to go back to basics
31back to basics campaign — Originally the name of a platform adopted by John Major as Prime Minister which placed emphasis upon a return to traditional ‘core values’ – sound money, respect for authority, individual responsibility and public services which work for… …
32back to basics — Meaning A return to previously held values of decency. Origin This became prominent in current language in the UK with a 1993 speech by UK prime minister John Major, although it has been used in every day language long before that. Major: It is… …
33back-to-basics — /bak teuh bay siks/, adj. 1. stressing simplicity and adherence to fundamental principles: The movement suggests a back to basics approach to living for those whose lives have become complicated. 2. emphasizing or based upon the teaching of such… …
34get/go back to basics — ► to spend time and effort doing the simplest but most important things, especially after an unsuccessful period of time spent doing things that are more complicated but less important: »We need to get back to basics and start delivering on… …
35get/go back to basics — get/go back to (the) basics : to return to a simpler way of doing something or thinking about something The restaurant is getting back to basics in terms of food, using fresh ingredients to make simple, good food. • • • Main Entry: ↑basic …
36get back to basics — go/get back to basics phrase to start paying more attention to the most important aspects of something Thesaurus: to change your opinion, attitudes or behavioursynonym Main entry: basics * * * get back to (the) basics see ↑basic, 2 …
37go back to basics — go/get back to basics phrase to start paying more attention to the most important aspects of something Thesaurus: to change your opinion, attitudes or behavioursynonym Main entry: basics * * * go/get back to ˈbasics idiom to think about the… …
38get back to basics — get/go back to basics ► to spend time and effort doing the simplest but most important things, especially after an unsuccessful period of time spent doing things that are more complicated but less important: »We need to get back to basics and… …
39go back to basics — get/go back to basics ► to spend time and effort doing the simplest but most important things, especially after an unsuccessful period of time spent doing things that are more complicated but less important: »We need to get back to basics and… …
40back-to-basics — /bæk tə ˈbeɪsɪks/ (say bak tuh baysiks) adjective advocating or characterised by an endeavour to return to first principles or the origins of a school of thought …
