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lie at the heart of [something] Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

blow it [something]

fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.

fill [something] in

write words needed in blanks Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.

get [something] over with

finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.

get hold of [something]

get possession of When you get hold of a dictionary could you please let me see it for a few minutes.

get on with [something]

continue to do; make progress
" Be quiet and get on with your homework."

have [something] going for one

have ability, talent or good looks She has a lot going for her and I am sure that she will get the new job.

keep [something] under one

keep something secret I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat.

let [something] go

pay no attention to, neglect She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.

let [something] ride

continue without changing a situation We should forget about his recent problems at work and just let the whole matter ride.

look [something] up

search for something in a dictionary or other book I

not to touch [something] with a ten-foot pole|not

v. phr. To consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting. Some people won't touch spinach with a ten-foot pole. Kids who wouldn't touch an encyclopedia with a ten-foot pole love to find information with this computer program.

play on/upon [something]

cause an effect on, influence They played on his feelings of loneliness to get him to come and buy them dinner every night.

pull [something] off

accomplish something remarkable He really is lucky in being able to pull off the new business merger with no problems.

put [something] over on someone

fool, trick He was trying to put something over on his boss when he said that he was sick and couldn

put [something] past someone [negative]

be surprised by what someone does I wouldn

ram [something] down one

force one to do or agree to something not wanted She always tries to ram her ideas down our throats which makes us very angry.

ram [something] down someone's throat

force one to do or agree to something not wanted The lawyer rammed the settlement down our throats even though we were not happy with it.

run into [something]

hit something or crash into something His car ran into the other car on the highway.

run up against [something]

encounter They ran up against many problems when they were building the freeway.

see about [something]

check into something I

see to [something]

attend to or do something I will see to the rental car and you can see to the airplane tickets.

try [something] out

test We were not allowed to try the computer out before we bought it.

lie at the heart of [something]

To be the central part or most crucial element of something. What are the issues that truly lie at the heart of the homelessness crisis? Until we identify and account for those, we cannot suggest meaningful, long-term solutions. I suspect that grief lies at the heart of his angry outburst. It's only been a few months since his brother died, after all.Learn more: heart, lie, of

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To be the central part or most crucial element of something. What are the issues that truly lie at the heart of the homelessness crisis? Until we identify and account for those, we cannot suggest meaningful, long-term solutions. I suspect that grief lies at the heart of his angry outburst. It's only been a few months since his brother died, after all.

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lie at the heart of [something]

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlie at the heart/centre/root of somethinglie at the heart/centre/root of somethingMAINto be the most important part of something, especially the main cause of it  the issue that lies at the heart of the present conflict → lieExamples from the Corpuslie at the heart/centre/root of something• That view lies at the root of a government drive against the racist right.• The creation of a modernised democracy therefore lies at the heart of all our proposals.• As we shall find, this distinction lies at the root of Anselm's movements in his last years as archbishop.• We found that two key resource uses and two basic technologies lay at the root of lunar industry.• That is the issue which lies at the heart of Mr. Thorpe's case.• That question appears to lie at the heart of the highly publicized battle raging between Hasbro Inc. and Mattel Inc.• They overlook the human ability to negate, which lies at the root of thinking.• Basic compassion, not just for the old but for the younger generation too, lies at the heart of this idea.