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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But manufacturers have been slow to get to the bottom of the problem.
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
To get to the bottom of this, six designers shared their takes and the results were surprisingly split.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
And first of all, correct the record on my own behalf, but also let the media know that there were these journalistic crimes that were committed, that were never uncovered, because New York Magazine, at the end of the day, didn’t want to get to the bottom of it.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Ownership and Schoen will have to get to the bottom of those answers in their interviews.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
To get to the bottom of this, six designers shared their takes and the results were surprisingly split.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
And first of all, correct the record on my own behalf, but also let the media know that there were these journalistic crimes that were committed, that were never uncovered, because New York Magazine, at the end of the day, didn’t want to get to the bottom of it.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Ownership and Schoen will have to get to the bottom of those answers in their interviews.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
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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 1 Feb. 2026.
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