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)
(idiomatic, 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.
Alberto Gonzales was never the right man for this job. He lacked independence, he lacked judgment, and he lacked the spine to say no to Karl Rove. This resignation is not the end of the story. Congress must get to the bottom of this mess and follow the facts where they lead, into the White House. Harry Reid
You know, this is - one can imagine how life would be different if one body of Congress was controlled by the other party, there would be subpoena power and there would be all - mechanisms to get to the bottom of all sorts of issues of controversy. Michael Isikoff
With years of experience doing whatever it takes to get to the bottom of each story, I am looking forward to covering the stories in the human dimension and impart the passion and visceral reactions the audience seeks. Geraldo Rivera
We're trying to get to the bottom of where the picture came from, and we're trying to get to the bottom of what it's of and who it's of. Anthony Weiner
Studying consciousness tells us more about how the world is fundamentally strange. I think we have a few revolutions to go yet before we get to the bottom of it. David Chalmers
Dante was trying to get to the bottom of what constitutes evil. There's a hierarchy of reprehensible behavior, and Dante thought it was betrayal. And I think that's right, because I believe the fundamental human resource is trust. Trust is an unbelievably powerful economic force. Jordan Peterson