get to the heart of

get to the heart of
{v. phr.} To find the most important facts about or the central meaning of; understand the most important thing about. * /You can often get to the heart of people's unhappiness by letting them talk./ * /"If you can find a topic sentence, often it will help you get to the heart of the paragraph," said the teacher./

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  • get to the heart of — {v. phr.} To find the most important facts about or the central meaning of; understand the most important thing about. * /You can often get to the heart of people s unhappiness by letting them talk./ * / If you can find a topic sentence, often it …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get to the bottom of — {v. phr.} To find out the real cause of. * /The superintendent talked with several students to get to the bottom of the trouble./ * /The doctor made several tests to get to the bottom of the man s headaches./ Compare: GET TO THE HEART OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get to the bottom of — {v. phr.} To find out the real cause of. * /The superintendent talked with several students to get to the bottom of the trouble./ * /The doctor made several tests to get to the bottom of the man s headaches./ Compare: GET TO THE HEART OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

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