The phrase "away from the fundamentals" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone is deviating from basic principles or core concepts in a discussion or analysis.
Example: "In recent discussions, the team has strayed away from the fundamentals of our business model, focusing instead on short-term gains."
Alternatives: "departing from the basics" or "moving away from core principles."
"We mustn't look away from the fundamentals, which support the long-term outlook for our business.
"It's unfortunate, because it has taken attention away from the fundamentals, which are improving for media companies and for Martha Stewart".
And David Kirsch, an oil analyst at the consulting firm PFC Energy, said: "OPEC is uncomfortable with a situation that takes control away from the fundamentals, and therefore from OPEC.
We have drifted away from the fundamentals of what makes a great teacher: the ability to light a fire in a child, to develop in him or her a level of intellectual curiosity, the grit to persevere and the capacity to expand.
In other words, the financialisation of the market for basic foodstuffs has led to prices drifting far away from the fundamentals of supply and demand, as investors treat betting on the future price of food as just another asset for their portfolio, bringing uncertainty and volatility, and masking the true balance between supply and demand.
"I think it's a reminder that sometimes we get away from the fundamentals," Nickolas said.
Why did the independence campaign stay away from the fundamental question of Scottish national identity?
But big-time football and men's basketball are clearly commercial entertainment and have been pulled away from the fundamental purpose of a university".
Some say we have taken attention away from the fundamental divide between "middle" and "working" classes at the centre of so much of our thinking about class.
From the beginning, it bled attention away from the fundamental purpose of the campaign — to fix our democracy — at least in the most important context which I had to pitch the campaign, cable news.
From the beginning, it bled attention away from the fundamental purpose of the campaign to fix our democracy at least in the most important context which I had to pitch the campaign, cable news.
