strike at the heart of en · VERB
Meanings
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To attack the central or most important part of (something).
Beeching's proposals struck at the heart of the railway industry's ethos and what it meant to be a railway worker.
2023 March 22, Mike Esbester, “Staff, the public and industry will suffer”, in RAIL, number 979, page 38:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| strikes at the heart of | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| struck at the heart of | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| struck at the heart of | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| striking at the heart of | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |