peel the onion (English, verb)
expansion: peel the onion (third-person singular simple present peels the onion, present participle peeling the onion, simple past and past participle peeled the onion)
Senses:
glosses: To investigate a matter more deeply, usually step by step, each step leading to a new discovery.
tags: figuratively
idiomatic
Forms:
form: peels the onion
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: peeling the onion
tags: participle
present
form: peeled the onion
tags: participle
past
form: peeled the onion
tags: past