back to basics

not-comparable

back to fundamental principles

Japanese Meaning

基本原則に戻る / 原理原則に立ち返る / 基本に立ち返る

After months of experimentation, the team went back to basics to improve reliability.

数か月にわたる試行の後、チームは信頼性を向上させるために基本に立ち返った。

Sense（1）

back to fundamental principles

You can't teach them calculus when they can't add up; let's get back to basics.