idiom
Business
peel back the onion
PEEL bak thuh UN-yun
piːl bæk ðə ˈʌnjənListen
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Syllable breakdown
peelbacktheonion
Dictionary meaning
To examine something in layers to discover its complexity.
Examples
- When you peel back the onion, the root cause becomes clear.
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