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We need for America to get back to basics and focus on the middle class's quality of life. Healthcare reform is vital to restoring that standard of living.
Sander Levin

Meaning of "to get back to basics" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES TO GET BACK TO BASICS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of to get back to basics in the English dictionary

The definition of to get back to basics in the dictionary is to revert to a simpler method, eg of living or doing business.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TO GET BACK TO BASICS

to feel your oats
to get dooced
to get into high gear
to get off lightly
to get off your high horse
to get on the scoresheet
to get on your high horse
to get your just deserts
to get your oats
to give sb the runaround
to give sb unshirted hell
to go
to go down like a lead balloon
to go down like ninepins
to go for the brass ring
to go into the record books
to go island-hopping
to go off the deep end
to go pear-shaped
to go to extremes

WORDS THAT END LIKE TO GET BACK TO BASICS

astrophysics
atomic physics
basics
biophysics
classics
forensics
geophysics
health physics
high-energy physics
metaphysics
microphysics
nanophysics
nuclear physics
particle physics
petrophysics
physics
psychophysics
solid-state physics
the classics
theoretical physics

Synonyms and antonyms of to get back to basics in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «to get back to basics» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TO GET BACK TO BASICS

Find out the translation of to get back to basics to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of to get back to basics from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «to get back to basics» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

要回到基础
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

para volver a lo básico
570 millions of speakers

English

to get back to basics
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुनियादी बातों को वापस पाने के लिए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

للحصول على العودة إلى الأساسيات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чтобы вернуться к основам
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

para voltar ao básico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মূল বিষয়গুলি ফিরে পেতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pour revenir à l´essentiel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Untuk kembali kepada asas-asas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zurück zu den Grundlagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

基本に戻って取得する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기본으로 돌아 가야
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanggo bali menyang basis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để có được trở lại vấn đề cơ bản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடிப்படைகளை மீண்டும் பெற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मूलतत्त्वे परत मिळविण्यासाठी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Temellere geri dönmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

per tornare alle origini
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aby wrócić do podstaw
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щоб повернутися до основ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pentru a ajunge înapoi la elementele de bază
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να πάρει πίσω στα βασικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

om terug te kry na die basiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

att komma tillbaka till grunderna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

å komme tilbake til grunnleggende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of to get back to basics

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TO GET BACK TO BASICS»

The term «to get back to basics» is very widely used and occupies the 23.184 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TO GET BACK TO BASICS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about to get back to basics

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4 QUOTES WITH «TO GET BACK TO BASICS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word to get back to basics.
1
Sander Levin
We need for America to get back to basics and focus on the middle class's quality of life. Healthcare reform is vital to restoring that standard of living.
2
John Major
It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics , to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for the others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family - and not shuffling it off on other people and the state.
3
Joe Miller
We just simply want to get back to basics, get - restore essentially the constitutional foundation of the country, and that means the federal government becoming less onerous, less involved in every - basically every item of our lives. And what that means is there does have to be some transition.
4
Alan Smith
In hindsight, that time out of football gives you the hunger to want to get back to basics and play football.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TO GET BACK TO BASICS»

Discover the use of to get back to basics in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to to get back to basics and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Back to Basics: Breakthrough Proposals for the Australian ...
In this book Dr Geoff Wescott proposes a new approach to environmental decision making.
Geoff Wescott, 2010
2
Getting Back to BASICS: What Your Doctor Wanted to Tell You ...
'What's the problem?' you ask. 'I thought you said the results were normal.' 'They are, but things can change - and usually do - if you don't begin to get back to basics.' 'What do you mean get back to basics, Dr. Walker?' 'It means learning to ...
Barry M. Stein, 2009
3
The Bottom Line- Back to Basics
They may have a slice in their drive. They may shank their irons. They may have trouble With their putting. Invariably, it is a very simple problem. They need to get "back to basics". They must first check their grip. Are their hands placed properly  ...
Ray Cziczo, 2005
4
Baseballs, Basketballs and Matzah Balls: What Sports Can ...
we had to get back to basics, and particularly the fundamentals of our offensive game. That turned out to be one of the years that we won our conference championship and went to the national tournament. I had just cluttered their heads too ...
Mitchell Smith, 2009
5
Aftershock: Protect Yourself and Profit in the Next Global ...
Fourth. Stage: Back. to. Basics. With everything getting significantly worse and worse, the next stage in the ongoing process of dealing with our failing multibubble economy will be the urge to get Back to Basics. The impulse in this stage is ...
David Wiedemer, Robert A. Wiedemer, Cindy S. Spitzer, 2011
6
If You're Not First, You're Last: Sales Strategies to ...
And your response is to get back to basics when 95 percent of the people who work for you don't know what is “basic” enough in a major economic shift to make a difference? While I support the overall concept of returning to the fundamental ...
Grant Cardone, 2010
7
Studies in Intelligence
7 Recognizing these continuing issues, Undersecretary of the Air Force Ron Sega at the October 2005 Conference on Strategic Space said that it is "time to get back to basics."8 The question is what are the basics as they apply to these ...
8
De-Comprehensive Politics: Getting America Back to the Basics
There are two reasons I'm writing this book, the first is that I see this country going down a path our founders had never intended and we, as a country need to get back to basics; re-educate every household while rediscovering our country's ...
Eric Kussman, 2011
9
Life at 35,000 Feet
We resolve to do better, to get back to basics. Genesis 1:26 tells us that God created man in his own image. Wow. That makes us basically unique with God. It is attributed that John Wesley said that man—even fallen man—is the only creature ...
Renda Brumbeloe, 2010
10
Pass the Bread Please
Sometimes it is good to get back to basics especially when we think everything is getting to much and that it seems as if no one is in control. God is of that there is no doubt, you don't have to make up God you just have to look. In the beginning ...
Francis Irmiter, 2006

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TO GET BACK TO BASICS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term to get back to basics is used in the context of the following news items.
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Schools urged to get back to basics in technical education
As school systems across Georgia start to overhaul their career, technical and agricultural education programs to fit the needs of local employers, they're being ... «The Augusta Chronicle, Mar 15»
2
Mike McCoy says Philip Rivers needs to get back to basics
In order to do so, McCoy has a plan to get Rivers back to playing his best. “We have to get him going back to basics; take what the defense is giving you,” McCoy ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 13»
3
Was Cameron's speech a rhetorical return to “back to basics”?
JM: It is time to return to those old core values, time to get back to basics, to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for others, to accepting a ... «FT.com, Aug 11»

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