get to the bottom of

English

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Verb

get to the bottom of (third-person singular simple present gets to the bottom of, present participle getting to the bottom of, simple past got to the bottom of, past participle (UK) got to the bottom of or (US) gotten to the bottom of)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To come to understand, discover the truth about, or solve.
    I don't know what's going on here, but I'll get to the bottom of it sooner or later.

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