go/get back to basics phrase
to start paying more attention to the most important aspects of something
Thesaurus: to change your opinion, attitudes or behavioursynonym
Main entry: basics
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Main Entry: ↑get
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go/get back to ˈbasics idiom
to think about the simple or most important ideas within a subject or an activity instead of new ideas or complicated details
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Managers should get back to basics and examine the kind of products people really want.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.