meat and potatoes

Adjective

 * 1)  Normal, average, typical, unexceptional, or nondescript.
 * Rick is very experimental and open-minded about trying new things, but Ted is a meat and potatoes kind of guy.

Translations

 * Italian: carne e patate
 * Polish:
 * Spanish: común y corriente

Noun

 * 1)  The essential part or parts of something.