raison d'être

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somebody's/something's raison d'être (formal)

the most important reason why something exists, or the most important thing in someone's life She's never going to retire - work is her raison d'être. Serious, experimental drama was once the raison d'être of the festival but it has now been replaced by comedy and cabaret shows.

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raise to the surface
raise up
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