meollo
ir al meollo de la cuestión
get down to + brass tacks
get down to + bedrock
get down to + the nitty-gritty
get down to + the basics (of things)
When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long.
But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants.
They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty .
I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.
ir al meollo del asunto
get down to + brass tacks
get down to + bedrock
get down to + the nitty-gritty
get down to + the basics (of things)
When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long.
But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants.
They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty .
I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.
llegar al meollo de la cuestión
arrive at + the heart of the matter
There is little doubt in such cases that the enquirer has generalised his more specific need and a tactful librarian can soon arrive at the heart of the matter.
meollo de la cuestión, el [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] [Expresión generalmente usada con el artículo]
heart of the matter, the
heart of the question, the
At the heart of the matter is the individual/organisation relationship, what an employee does, and what is asked of the employee.
This is the heart of the question and the answer holds no surprises.