Phrase

Bare Necessities

Meaning:

Only what is essential; no more than what is necessary.

Examples:

  • Working with the bare necessities and occasional volunteers went on for four years.
  • No, only the bare necessities.
  • I manage with the bare necessities. I don't need much to be happy.
  • No, but you know they provide the bare necessities.
  • All the bare necessities of life.
  • No, not the bare necessities, post of money.
  • I bought a few bare necessities.
  • Their idea was that Korea would find it difficult without foreign aid to provide its people with more than the bare necessities of life.
  • The United Nations says up to 5 million people now lack access to the bare necessities of life—clean water, food, shelter, sanitation, and health care.
  • Katsidis enjoys the simple, humble lifestyle that Thailand offers. He does not rely on state-of-the-art training equipment, but rather the bare necessities.