Uprooting a tree and searching for its roots is a metaphor for getting to the bottom of things and making thorough inquiries.

Source: See "Uprooting a Tree to Find Its Roots".

Uprooting a tree to find its roots is a metaphor for pursuing something to the end.

Source: The first chapter of Yuan·Anonymous's "Green Peach Blossom": "I have people from Qin and Jin. You can't question us while you chatter about uprooting trees and looking for their roots."

Let bygones be bygones: blame. There will be no further accountability for past mistakes or guilt.

Source: "The Analects of Confucius·Bayi": "Don't talk about things when they are done, don't admonish when things are done, and don't blame the past."

Don't pursue the past, pursue: pursue. There will be no further accountability for past mistakes or guilt.

Source: Lin Zexu of the Qing Dynasty, "Manuscript of Instructing Businessmen from Various Countries to Submit Opium Soil": "When I heard that the raze was to be razed, I would like to tell you that if it is as ordered by this minister, all those who have come will be surrendered, and those who will come will not be allowed to do so." Come, if you can repent and fear punishment, you can still not dwell on the past."

Instead, seek for yourself: pursue, seek; "Zhu" is a compound word of "for". In turn, hold yourself accountable. Refers to looking for reasons from one's own side.

Source: "Mencius Gongsun Chou": "He who does not blame himself for being better than himself is just seeking others."

Get to the bottom of things. Get to the bottom of it.

Source: Scene 5 of Ouyang Yuqian's "Pan Jinlian": "After all, the person who harmed your brother is Zhang Dahu."

Kuoyuan recommends that he be investigated source.

To get to the bottom of things: to inquire carefully; to investigate: to investigate. Cross-examine and get to the root of the matter.

Source: Chapter 44 of "Flowers in the Mirror" by Li Ruzhen of the Qing Dynasty: "Although Wu Rulin Zhiyang has traveled overseas several times, he didn't pay attention to everything. After all, he didn't have much knowledge and knowledge, and was ignored by Xiaoshan. We will talk about it today and tomorrow, and all the allusions in it have been completed for a long time."

Inquiry: to inquire carefully; to ask: to inquire. Cross-examine and get to the root of the matter.

Source: Chapter 44 of "Flowers in the Mirror" by Li Ruzhen of the Qing Dynasty: "Although Wu Rulin Zhiyang has traveled overseas several times, he didn't pay attention to everything. After all, he didn't have much knowledge and knowledge, and was ignored by Xiaoshan. We will talk about it today and tomorrow. All the allusions in our minds have been completed for a long time."

To get to the bottom of things is a metaphor for getting to the bottom of things. Same as "getting to the bottom of things".

To get to the bottom of something is a metaphor for getting to the bottom of things.

Source: Chapter 32 of "Lao Zhang's Philosophy" by Lao She: "A car hit an old tree and no one was hurt... Who can get to the bottom of it and ask for evidence."

Plowing up a tree to search for its roots is a metaphor for finding out the truth.

Source: Chapter 23 of "The Heroes of Sons and Daughters" by Wenkang of the Qing Dynasty: "As for the princes, listening to this book is just a show, and reading this book is just watching the show. Really. Why do you put your useful energy in a useless place and waste your time digging up trees and searching for roots? ”

The floating tiles and empty boat are metaphors for things that harm people out of thin air and cannot be investigated.

Source: "Zhuangzi·Dasheng": "Although he has a worried heart, he will not complain about the floating tiles." "Mountain Wood": "The ark is helping the river, and there are empty boats to touch the boat, even though there is a worried heart. A person who is not angry. ”

Forgetting one’s faults means not pursuing one’s shortcomings and mistakes.

Zhiyuanpaiben refers to searching for the source, seeking and investigating the root of things.

Source: Song Dynasty Ye Di's "Inscription on Chen Shoulao on Meng Jimeng": "Chen Qiqing of Tiantai was born late and studied alone. He wrote a book with a sharp pen? However, judging from its simplicity, quickness, and understanding, it is Those who are not familiar with its general principles will not be able to enter; those who are not familiar with its ethics and ethics will not be able to deduce it. Get to the root of what happened.

Source: Chapter 2 of "The Romance of Hong Xiuquan": "Sure enough, we traced the source of opium and checked the import of opium, and found that there were Chinese merchants selling it.

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Tracing back to the roots: the root; tracing back: to explore. To pursue the roots, to explore the source, to metaphorically pursue the roots.

Source: Shi Sanyou’s "Unofficial History of Jinling·Old Summer Palace and Jitai Engineering Department" ": "Speaking of these eight models, tracing back to their origins, one must mention Zhu Qiqian, the chief minister of the Beiyang Government. ”

To get to the bottom of things, to get to the bottom of things. Generally refers to asking for the reasons for something.

To get to the bottom of things. To get to the bottom of things. Same as “to get to the bottom of things.”

Source: Chapter 8 of "The Cause of Continuing to Cry and Laugh" by Xi Hong Guanzhu: "Looking into the root cause, I found out that it was our father and daughter who did it, so I wanted to avenge him. "

Go to the bottom of things and get to the bottom of things. Same as "get to the bottom of things".

Source: Kang Zhuo's "Spring Sowing and Autumn Harvest·Three Treasured Mirrors": "As for the waterwheel problem later, What he said was indeed flawless, but Lao Laiwang and his gang insisted on holding him back to get to the bottom of it! "

To get to the bottom of things. The same as "to get to the bottom of things."

Source: Chapter 29 of Shaluxu's "The Heart of the Pear Garden": "If we get to the bottom of things, Bai Yumei will definitely be involved. "

To break the casserole and get to the bottom of it is a metaphor for getting to the bottom of things.

Source: Song Dynasty Huang Tingjian's "Ode to Zhuoxuan": "If you look for cleverness, you can't find it. Where does clumsiness come from? When he broke the sand basin and asked, the madman's eyes were opened, and he was self-defeating and made a mistake for the snake. Not to mention putting a head on the head and a house under the house. After all, the clever one has more than enough, and the clumsy one has not enough. "

To ask the bottom of the casserole is a metaphor for getting to the bottom of something.

Source: See "Broken to the bottom of the casserole".

Moxibustion of the head for headaches, moxibustion of the feet for foot pain It refers to treating the painful area without investigating the root cause. It is a metaphor that only solves the specific problem without delving into the root cause of the problem.