| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | go to the grass roots | идти в народ |
| Makarov. | go to the root of the matter | углубиться в корень вещей |
| fig.of.sp. | go to the roots | припасть к корням (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| fig.of.sp. | go to the roots | обратиться к корням (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| law | material breach going to the root of agreement | фундаментальное нарушение договора (нарушение, которое может пошатнуть сами основы договора: After examining the dictionary meaning and the common law meaning of "material", Warren J concluded that a "material breach" can be equated with the expression known to the law of contract of "fundamental breach", being a breach that goes to the very root of the contract. sankozh) |
| law | unacceptable as to go to the root | нарушающий основополагающие принципы (Andy) |