get to the bottom of

get to the bottom of {v. phr.}

To find out the real cause of.

The superintendent talked with several students to get to the bottom of the trouble.

The doctor made several tests to get to the bottom of the man's headaches.

Compare: GET TO THE HEART OF.

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[bottom] See: [BET ONE'S BOOTS] or [BET ONE'S BOTTOM DOLLAR], [FROM THE BOTTOM OF ONE'S HEART], [FROM --- TO ---], [GET TO THE BOTTOM OF], [HIT BOTTOM] or [TOUCH BOTTOM], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[from the bottom of one's heart] or [with all one's heart] {adv. phr.} With great feeling; sincerely. * /A mother loves a baby from the bottom of her heart./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hit bottom] or [touch bottom] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To be at the very lowest. * /In August there was a big supply of corn and the price hit bottom./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[bottom drop out] or [bottom fall out] {v. phr.} {informal} 1. To fall below an earlier lowest price. * /The bottom dropped out of the price of peaches./ 2. To […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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