get to the heart of



get to the heart of

Find or determine the most important or essential facts or meaning. For example, It's important to get to the heart of the matter before we make any decisions. The noun heart has been used in the sense of "a vital part" since the early 1500s.
See also: get, heart, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vicentebee-THEN-te (Spanish), bee-SEN-te (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Hana (2)-Czech, Slovak, Croatian
NİDa-Turkish
Madhav-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Nepali
Edythe-English
Falk-German