Everyday English
get back to basics
return to simple essentials
To return to simple methods or important principles after things have become complicated.
Hear it in real life
How can we improve the team's results?
We should get back to basics and listen to customers again.
When my schedule becomes too complicated, I get back to basics and plan only three tasks a day.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: get back into basics
Say: get back to basics
Use the preposition “to” in this fixed expression.
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How it fits in a sentence.
get back to basics; go back to basics
Your turn: say it out loud
When my schedule becomes too complicated, I get back to basics and plan only three tasks a day.
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get back to basics
return to simple essentials
“When my schedule becomes too complicated, I get back to basics and plan only three tasks a day.”
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