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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Advertisement Advertisement In the months leading up to his death, my dad struggled with double vision and a limp that doctors couldn’t get to the bottom of.
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Olivia Rockeman, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Harry denies the request, but promises to get to the bottom of things.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Martine, grieving and distraught, is determined to get to the bottom of things and finds that having Jérémie under her roof is useful.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
The science behind those purple streetlights To get to the bottom of what was happening, a group of lighting experts called the LED Systems Reliability Consortium came together to research the problem.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
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Olivia Rockeman, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Harry denies the request, but promises to get to the bottom of things.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Martine, grieving and distraught, is determined to get to the bottom of things and finds that having Jérémie under her roof is useful.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
The science behind those purple streetlights To get to the bottom of what was happening, a group of lighting experts called the LED Systems Reliability Consortium came together to research the problem.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get to the bottom of
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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 24 Apr. 2025.
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