strike at the heart of

strike at the heart of something

to damage something severely by attacking the most important part of it The recent recession has struck at the heart of industrial development.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alty	['ɔ:lti]
Vakha	-	Chechen
Avram	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Mattithiah	-	Biblical
Culhwch	KEEL-hookh (Welsh)	Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Asdrubal	-	Spanish