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back to basics
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returning to the simple, most important parts of something
Also an adjective: 'a back-to-basics approach'. Often used when something has become too complicated.
In context
Sales were falling, so the new boss took the restaurant back to basics: good food, fair prices.
My English grammar was a mess, so my teacher made me go back to basics.
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