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get to the bottom of something

Fig. to get an understanding of the causes of something. We must get to the bottom of this problem immediately. There is clearly something wrong here, and I want to get to the bottom of it.

See also: bottom, get

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Detective Inspector Karnail Dulku, of Middlesbrough CID, said: "We have made strenuous efforts to get to the bottom of this terrible tragedy, which resulted in the deaths of a mother and her two young children. Family tragedy still a mystery by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)			get the hump get the jitters get the kinks out get the lead out get the message Get the message? get the most out of get the munchies get the nod get the picture get the point get the sack get the shaft get the short end get the short end of the stick get the show on the road get the wind up get the word get the wrinkles out get the wrong end of the stick get through get through thick skull get ticket punched get to feet get to first base get to the bottom of get to the point get to the top get together get tongue around get tough get under skin get up a head of steam get up a thirst get up against get up an appetite get up nose get up on hind legs get up on the wrong side of bed get well get wet get while the gettin 's good get wind of get with the program get wits about one get wrong Get your ass over here! Get your head out of the clouds! gets religion getter getting on			get the wrong end of the stick Get Them All Bucked get there get there get there get there get this show on the road get through get through get through get through get through get through thick skull get through to get through with get ticket punched Get Time of Day get to get to get to get to get to feet get to first base Get to France get to grips get to grips get to grips get to grips get to grips with get to safety get to the bottom of Get To the Friggin' Point Get to the Point Get to the Point Get to the Point Publishing get to the top Get To Work get together get together get together get together get together get together Get Together (song) Get Together (song) get tongue around get tongue round get tongue round get tongue round get tongue round Get Top Level Domain get tough Get Toys Game Garage get under (someone's) skin get under (someone's) skin get under (someone's) skin get under (someone's) skin get under one's skin get under skin get under skin get under skin

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