the ABCs of

the ABCs of (something)

1. The essential facts or details about something. Can you just give me the ABCs of this chapter on mitosis so I don't fail the test?
2. The most basic or fundamental elements or aspects of some subject or thing. It's an intro-level class, so you'll just learn the ABCs of marketing.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

the ABCs of something

Fig. the basic facts or principles of something. I have never mastered the ABCs of car maintenance.
See also: ABC, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • the ABCs of (something)
  • cite (something) chapter and verse
  • get (one's)/the facts straight
  • get the facts straight
  • the nitty-gritty
  • nitty-gritty
  • nitty-gritty, the
  • facts are stubborn things
  • give (one) the low-down
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