(the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
"the nub of the story")
kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
synonim: istota
synonim: meritum
synonim: kwintesencja
synonim: jądro
synonim: esencja
essence, crux, kernel
~ sprawy crux of the matter, apple core
utrafić w ~ to strike home
n nt C essence
core
gist: trafiać w samo ~ to hit the nail on the head
ntr crux, core, gist
fig.
sedno sprawy - the heart (crux) of the matter
pot.
trafić w sedno - to hit the mark, to hit the nail on the head
ESSENCE
POINT
n core, gist
trafić w ~ hit the mark
core
crux
gist
heart
kernel
main
marrow
nitty-gritty
pivot
nub
pith
quiddity
substance