get to the bottom of

This page is about the idiom get to the bottom of

Meaning

If you get to the bottom of something, you find out its real cause or the true story behind it.

For example

• The police don’t know who did the robbery yet, but they promised to get to the bottom of it.
• I’m not sure how a mistake like this could happen, but I’m determined to get to the bottom of it and make sure it never happens again.

Quick Quiz

In order to get to the bottom of the boy’s illness, the doctor

a. gave him some medicine

b. gave him some tests

c. gave him some advice

b

a) gave him some medicine b) gave him some tests c) gave him some advice

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Contributor:
Matt Errey