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Back-to-basics definition

Alternative spelling of back to basics.
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Alternative spelling of back to basics.
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You can't teach them calculus when they can't add up; let's get back to basics.

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(politics, chiefly UK) A conscious return to principles such as self-respect, decency and honesty; especially the discredited policy of the Conservative government in the 1990s.
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Back-to-basics Sentence Examples

  • Those who are able to spend the time going back to basics will more than likely excel at any style or technique thrown at them.

  • The Back to Basics tour had her doing 10 costume changes and performing some stunts, which some people might consider a little dangerous (even more so for a pregnant woman).

  • When you're ready to get back to basics and complete an easy craft, there are plenty of puppet instructions found in books and on the Internet.

  • In an era of ' progressive ' rock pomposity and 12-minute tracks, the Ramones ' back-to-basics approach was rousing and confrontational.

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