| 释义 |
the heart of the matter
the heart of the matterThe most important, basic, or fundamental essence or elements of an issue, problem, or matter at hand. Thank you all for attending this staff meeting. Before we get to the heart of the matter, I'd like to assure each of you that your jobs are secure. Here's the heart of the matter, Bill. We feel like you're performance has been slipping recently.See also: heart, matter, of*the heart of the matterthe central issue of the matter. (Crux is an old word meaning "cross." *Typically: be at ~; get at ~; go to ~; look at ~.) All right, this is the crux of the matter. It's about time that we got to the heart of the matter.See also: heart, matter, ofthe ˈheart of the matter the most central and important part of a situation, problem, etc: And now we come to the heart of the matter. Who is going to pay for all this?See also: heart, matter, of |