get to the bottom of

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: 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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In early February, the county dispatched investigators to the clinic to try and get to the bottom of why this location seemed to be reporting an increase in such cases when other providers in the area were not. —Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024

Enter Nick Viall, former Bachelor star and host of the The Viall Files podcast, who sat down with Blackwell and Presnell to get to the bottom of what went wrong, what wasn't shown in the final edit of the show, and what happened after the cameras stopped rolling. —Sam Reed, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2024

On Wednesday's episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Dorit, 47, and PK, 56, invited a couple's counselor into their home to get to the bottom of some of their marital issues. —Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024

How to get rid of dark circles Just like with eye bags, the best way to get rid of dark circles is to first get to the bottom of what caused them in the first place, Zubritsky says. —Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024

The Biden administration took office in 2021 promising to improve health care for diplomats and spies suffering from the symptoms and vowing to get to the bottom of what was causing them. —Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024

During the six-episode season, the actress travels to Missouri, North Dakota, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and Maine, meeting family members and locals in each episode, while trying to get to the bottom of different casts and meeting new challenges within each small town. —Emily Longeretta, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024

There was one final attempt to get to the bottom of the allegations. —Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 29 Feb. 2024

Starring, of course, Johnny Depp, as the detective trying to get to the bottom of a series of gruesome, seemingly supernatural murders in a small 18th century American town. —John Archer, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024