get to the bottom of
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get to the bottom of
verb gets to the bottom of · getting to the bottom of · got to the bottom of · gotten to the bottom of
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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.
Similar: puzzle out, sleuth, work out, absolve, decipher, get to the bottom of, iron out, meliorate, cure, ravel, reason out, resolve
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verb understand the truth about
| Español | llegar al fondo del asunto |
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| 中文 | 追根究底 zhuīgēnjiūdǐ |
| Deutsch | einer Sache auf den Grund gehen |
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