Filler phraseMild tell
“the crux of”
Pared with 'the matter', a formal way to defer the point.
Write instead
- the core of
- the heart of
Before
The team decided to the crux of the problem in their report.
After
The team decided to the core of the problem in their report.
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crux of the matter · at the heart of · the heart of the matter
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