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"back to the basics" is a correct phrase and can be used in written English.
It means to go back to the fundamental or essential principles or foundations of something. Example: After struggling with complicated cooking techniques, I decided to go back to the basics and focus on mastering simple recipes using fresh ingredients.
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But our style of play goes back to the basic fundamentals of basketball.
By going back to the basic principle that what propels, compels.
I went back to the basic problem: no more calls from bosses looking to spend their own money.
I went back to the basic issue: no more calls from bosses looking to spend their own money.
I fear this goes back to the basic rules of narrative structure: without some form of conflict, you have no plot.
"We need to go back to the basic rules for fair dealing and transparent decision making, rather than tricking the citizen," he said.
One had the sense that even the most senior designers, like Giorgio Armani, had gone back to the basic elements of their original success.
All of these and other modifications are derivative and can be traced back to the basic, dehiscent pod of the pea or bean.
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How about getting back to the basics?
Today was getting back to the basics.
"It's basketball back to the basics.
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