Meat-and-potatoes and Without frills

Meat-and-potatoes adjective - Of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject.

Without frills and meat-and-potatoes are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Without frills" instead an adjective phrase "Meat-and-potatoes".

Meat-and-potatoes and without frills are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Meat-and-potatoes" instead an adjective phrase "Without frills".