Issues like this are the newspaper's meat and potatoes.

像这样的话题是报纸赖以生存的素材。

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Roast We need an oven to roast meat and potatoes.

我们需要一个炉子来烤肉和马铃薯。

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Okay, now take some meat and potatoes from the fridge.

好，现在从冰箱里拿点儿肉和土豆来。

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Many people like to use curry to sharpen the taste of foods like meat, fish,rice and potatoes.

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Much of the mainstream media, unfortunately, seems to have lost interest in covering the meat and potatoes of government.

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By his own description a "meat and potatoes guy, " Bradley was staggered to feel an almost-immediate surge in preparation and competition.

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Norwegians may find it harder to get meat and potatoes on a Sunday, but there will be no shortage of vindaloo.

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