get to the bottom of
Definition of get to the bottom of
: 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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: to gain possession of
: to receive as a return : earn
: to obtain by concession or entreaty
: something begotten:
: offspring
: the entire progeny of a male animal
: a document of release from obligation in Jewish law
: a bill of divorce
: a religious divorce by Jewish law
: the underside of something
: buttocks, rump
: the surface on which a body of water lies
: to furnish (something, such as a chair) with a bottom
: to provide a foundation for
: to bring to the bottom
: of, relating to, or situated at the bottom (see 1bottom)
: frequenting the lowest part or place : frequenting the bottom
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