peel the onion

Language: en

1.
General Englishneutralliteral
- To remove the outer layers of an onion as part of food preparation.
2.
General Englishneutralfigurative
- To examine a subject, problem, or situation layer by layer in order to reveal deeper, often hidden, facts or causes.

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