meat
- noun
- /miːt/
- Informal
- And now we get to the real meat of the story.
- meat and potatoes
So let's get into the meat of today's subject.
- So let's get into the meat of today's subject.
- But we are digging into the meat of the craft of screen writing.
- And now we get to the real meat of the story.
- And then that kind of became like the main meat of the documentary.
- So really, that is the meat of the settlement agreement.
Examples
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So let's get into the meat of today's subject.
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If I have delayed reaching the meat of this essay, I ask your pardon.
Fiction book (2002) -
Now let's get into the actual meat of the piece.
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This is the, the, the meat of the discussion.
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Here we arrive at the meat of the proposed approach.
Academic text (2017) -
Personal convictions are good and positive because they provide "meat to the bones" of our fundamental truths.
Academic text (2001) -
We are still feeding our secondary students pablum when they ought to have graduated to meat and potatoes!
Academic text (1991) -
Now, before we get to the meat of this thing, er... do you at the present time have any knowledge of the whereabouts of a Mr. Jack Burton or his truck?
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We use the meat of dairy cows only, which we age for an astonishing 152 days to relax the protein strands.
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And now we get to the real meat of the story.
Synonyms
The central part of something, for example an idea or a place
The most important central part of something
The central idea or most important part of something
The most important part or person that gets most attention
The main idea of something said or written
The main point of an argument or story
The main point of what someone says or writes
The most important part that holds a group or thing together
Central part of an idea or argument
The most important specific details of a plan or problem
The most important part of a problem or discussion
The most important part of something
The most important part of something, often in a recipe or plan
The main point people argue about in a discussion
The most important part of something
The main part of an idea or argument
Idioms
- Informal
To gain weight and become healthier after being thin or sick
Compounds
Meat from the legs and thighs of a bird that is darker and juicier than breast meat
- Informal
Food whose type or where it comes from you cannot tell, often served in cafeterias
- Literature
A situation that causes a lot of harm and suffering to people over time
- Offensive
A place where employers quickly judge job seekers like products
- Jargon
Buttons or links that hide their function so users must guess what they do
How Central
Surface Forms
Etymology
Meat is used for the main or essential part of something because people saw meat as the most filling part of a meal, so the 'meat' of an idea or argument is its most important part.