get at the root of the problem
get at the root of the problem
To find or ascertain the cause of a particular problem or issue. The plumber has gotten at the root of the problem, and it doesn’t sound too costly to fix, thank goodness.
See also: get, of, problem, root
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- get to the root of the problem
- find the root of the problem
- determine
- determine the root of the problem
- figure out the root of the problem
- work the problem
- band-aid solution
- solution
- trouble shared is a trouble halved
- no probs