Meat and potatoes and Thoroughgoing

Meat and potatoes noun - The central part or aspect of something under consideration.

Thoroughgoing and meat and potatoes are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thoroughgoing" instead an adjective phrase "Meat and potatoes".

Thoroughgoing adjective - Having no exceptions or restrictions.

Meat and potatoes and thoroughgoing are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Meat and potatoes" with "Thoroughgoing", this terms are similar.