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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Administrators unilaterally rejected fraternity and sorority leaders’ good-faith requests for clarification and specifics as a means of helping the school get to the bottom of the rumors.
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Wynn Smiley, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
Last year, Chris Juergens, a curator at the museum, decided to get to the bottom of the boxcar mystery.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Kevin tells him Harry will get to the bottom of it.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement In the months leading up to his death, my dad struggled with double vision and a limp that doctors couldn’t get to the bottom of.
—Olivia Rockeman, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Wynn Smiley, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
Last year, Chris Juergens, a curator at the museum, decided to get to the bottom of the boxcar mystery.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Kevin tells him Harry will get to the bottom of it.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement In the months leading up to his death, my dad struggled with double vision and a limp that doctors couldn’t get to the bottom of.
—Olivia Rockeman, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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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 11 May. 2025.
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