get/go back to (the) basics

idiom

: 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.

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Recent Examples on the Web Travel, learn, get back to basics and revive what’s most important to you. —

Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024 WeightWatchers needs to get back to basics: know your customers, speak to them clearly, and give them a genuine experience worth coming back for. —

Edward Segal, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 Leaders need to get back to the basics to create a solid foundation on which to build a culture of collaboration. —

Tracy Kennedy, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 After all, if one of the leading budgeting apps started out as a spreadsheet, why not get back to basics? —

Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for get/go back to (the) basics

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