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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Fortune spoke with workplace professionals and people management executives to get to the bottom of the best strategies to lead through this year’s election. —

Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024 Everyone involved debates it, questions it, talks it over, and tries to get to the bottom of it. —

Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024 Though the electric carmaker has faced prior scrutiny for its autonomous offerings, federal regulators are still trying to get to the bottom of what keeps going wrong. —

Melvin Backman, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024 Mickey and Lorna get to the bottom of who kills Glory Days, but the case has a tragic end when Neil Bishop (Holt McCallany) shoots himself while on the stand. —

Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for get to the bottom of

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