get to the bottom of
idiom
: to find out the true reason for or cause of (something)
Police are working furiously to get to the bottom of this recent string of violent crimes.
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Here is how Trump's team reacted to a Hillary Clinton security breach
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff was even more direct in vowing to get to the bottom of whether the security breach violated laws like the Espionage Act, which prohibits gathering, transmitting or losing national defense information.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
The person suggested reaching out to the friend and trying to get to the bottom of the issue.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Wallace, a journalist, explains the history behind the mystery and tries to get to the bottom of it himself.
—Colin Dwyer, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Historians examined classified materials opened by U.S. intelligence agencies and even, briefly, by the post-Soviet government, seeking to get to the bottom of decades-old mysteries.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
The person suggested reaching out to the friend and trying to get to the bottom of the issue.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Wallace, a journalist, explains the history behind the mystery and tries to get to the bottom of it himself.
—Colin Dwyer, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Historians examined classified materials opened by U.S. intelligence agencies and even, briefly, by the post-Soviet government, seeking to get to the bottom of decades-old mysteries.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get to the bottom of
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“Get to the bottom of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20to%20the%20bottom%20of. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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