heart of the matter

heart of the matter
*the crux of the matter & *the root of the matter & *the heart of the matter
the central issue of the matter. (

Crux

is an old word meaning “cross.” *Typically: be at \heart of the matter; get at \heart of the matter; go to \heart of the matter; look at \heart of the matter.) •

All right, this is the crux of the matter.

It's about time that we got to the heart of the matter.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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