whys and wherefores
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whys and wherefores
noun why and wherefore · whies and wherefores
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The reasons or motivations for a fact, action, or decision, especially the complete set of such reasons or motivations.
I can no more tell you the whys and wherefores of myself than I can lift myself up by the waistband and carry myself into the next county.
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