Getting at the root of the problem.
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Getting at the root of the problem.
Here is an idiom that came into popular usage in the Pol Pot time, but is still used today.
Chik reus, chik kul. It means to dig out a tree by the roots and trunk. It's idiomatic meaning is to search for hidden information to which you have no easy access. It was used in the Pol Pot time to justify torture. Today it's more popular meaning would be to ferret out.
Chik reus, chik kul. It means to dig out a tree by the roots and trunk. It's idiomatic meaning is to search for hidden information to which you have no easy access. It was used in the Pol Pot time to justify torture. Today it's more popular meaning would be to ferret out.
As my old Cajun bait seller used to say, "I opes you luck.
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