take somebody something to the mat 成语
as a matter of fact
to state a fact, in fact, to be perfectly honest The burrowing owl is a protected species. As a matter of fact, it's an endangered species.
ball park figure/estimate
a rough estimate or figure The contractor gave us a ball park figure for the cost of repairing the new building.
crux of the matter
(See the crux of the matter)
for that matter
about that, with regard to that I don
get to the heart of (a matter)
understand the most important thing about something It took a long time but we finally got to the heart of the matter about the new employee.
information leak
(See have a leak)
inside information
facts available to those inside an organization I can get inside information. My friend works for the FBI.
match wits
compete with someone's wit or humor Don't try to match wits with Pat. He has a reply for everything.
matter
be important It doesn
matter of course
the usual way, habit, rule It was done as a matter of course and nobody really thought about the results.