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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Executives need to go back to the basics, exploring how AI can solve specific business problems.
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Larry English, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Some young Chinese people, however, are preferring to go back to basics.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Did the players need to get back to basics after a week-and-a-half-long layoff?
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Gavin Newsom and his Sacramento allies need to get back to basics and stop trying to govern by headline.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
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Larry English, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Some young Chinese people, however, are preferring to go back to basics.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Did the players need to get back to basics after a week-and-a-half-long layoff?
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Gavin Newsom and his Sacramento allies need to get back to basics and stop trying to govern by headline.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get/go back to (the) basics
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“Get/go back to (the) basics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%2Fgo%20back%20to%20%28the%29%20basics. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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