the bare bones

Meaning

1. the bare bones (of sth)

   the basic facts

   the bare bones of the story

In the movies · 1

• You said as bare bones as possible.American Ultra2015

From the same entry

• with your bare hands
• lay bare
• the cupboard is bare
• bare your soul
• bare your teeth
• bear arms
• bear fruit
• bear hard, heavily, severely, on
• be borne in on
• bring to bear
• bear, take, the brunt of
• have a cross to bear