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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Usa Today, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
In the teaser, Officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) return to get to the bottom of a new mysterious figure who shows up in an ominous black cape.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
As governments separately attempt to get to the bottom of both attacks, the citizens of Delhi and Islamabad are left cleaning up the debris and mourning their dead.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
This could finally help researchers get to the bottom of why this Jovian moon is so violently volcanic.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
In the teaser, Officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) return to get to the bottom of a new mysterious figure who shows up in an ominous black cape.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
As governments separately attempt to get to the bottom of both attacks, the citizens of Delhi and Islamabad are left cleaning up the debris and mourning their dead.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
This could finally help researchers get to the bottom of why this Jovian moon is so violently volcanic.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Nov. 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 30 Nov. 2025.
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