ALL meanings of back to basics
back to ba·sic
B b - phrase back to basics If you talk about getting back to basics, you are suggesting that people have become too concerned with complicated details or new theories, and that they should concentrate on simple, important ideas or activities. 3
- adjective back to basics stressing simplicity and adherence to fundamental principles: The movement suggests a back-to-basics approach to living for those whose lives have become complicated. 1
- adjective back to basics emphasizing or based upon the teaching of such basic subjects as reading, arithmetic, grammar, or history in a traditional way. 1
- noun back to basics (politics, chiefly Britain) A conscious return to principles such as self-respect, decency and honesty; especially the discredited policy of the Conservative government in the 1990s. 0
- adverb back to basics back to fundamental principles. 0