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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Weapons stars Josh Brolin and Julia Garner as characters trying to get to the bottom of how every single child — except for one — in an elementary school class disappeared at the same time in the middle of the night.
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 30 July 2025
To get to the bottom of this, scientists from Duke, Harvard, and the University of Otago have unveiled a game-changing tool called DunedinPACNI.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Trump promised to get to the bottom of Jeffrey Epstein by releasing all the files.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2025
The series starred The Flash and Law & Order alum Jesse L. Martin as Alec, a university professor and researcher who used his expertise in human behavior to help the FBI get to the bottom of complicated cases.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 May 2025
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 30 July 2025
To get to the bottom of this, scientists from Duke, Harvard, and the University of Otago have unveiled a game-changing tool called DunedinPACNI.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Trump promised to get to the bottom of Jeffrey Epstein by releasing all the files.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2025
The series starred The Flash and Law & Order alum Jesse L. Martin as Alec, a university professor and researcher who used his expertise in human behavior to help the FBI get to the bottom of complicated cases.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 May 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 14 Aug. 2025.
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