Reference meaning
back to basics
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back to fundamental principles
Other meanings
2. noun
A conscious return to principles such as self-respect, decency and honesty; especially the discredited policy of the Conservative government in the 1990s.
3. adverb
Alternative spelling of back to basics.
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