bare bones
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4.1
- noun
- Informal
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- So, you know, these are the bare bones of what we really need in the theory.
- only the bare bones
- pretty bare bones
And I'd, and, and that was it, you know, there, there wasn't, there wasn't anything else other than the, the, just the, the bare bones of musicality.
- And I'd, and, and that was it, you know, there, there wasn't, there wasn't anything else other than the, the, just the, the bare bones of musicality.
- They were born out of a situation where there was bare bones to function.
- Like I had to get to the bare bones of Jada and walk what I call the Exiled Lands.
Examples
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And at some point maybe I will do a a solo episode with just the real bare bones basics.
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As jobs disappear and anger rises, the bare bones of ideology that prop up the present system are exposed.
Blog text (12) -
And we have we have the bare bones of an answer, but not the full the full answer.
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And this, I think, gets down to the bare bones of it.
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Definitions are simple but bare bones until you get to a problem which you understand.
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It's bare bones, but it's strong because there is that desire to communicate a message.
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She said that the repairs done up there were bare bones, only things absolutely necessary to save the main living area.
Fiction book (2001) -
It was probably bare bones, but they provided competent care at affordable rates.
Blog text (21) -
I became maybe at times too wedded to certain formatting, but he really taught me the bare bones of how to write a script.
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These are the bare bones of what we need to complete the project.
Synonyms
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4.4
A simple version that has only the main parts
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6.5
The most important specific details of a plan or problem
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1.0
Important facts or skills you learn first in a subject
Basic ideas you learn first when studying a subject
Antonyms
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'bare' (only the minimum) combined with 'bones' (the skeleton or underlying structure) yields a straightforward metaphor for the minimal or essential framework. This composition is easily inferable for a B1 learner who knows both words — the phrase literally suggests the skeleton or least-needed parts, a common cross-linguistic metaphor — so the expression is transparent.
Etymology
Bare bones may come from the image of something made bare, with only its bones left after everything else is removed. That's why it now means 'the most basic or essential parts'.