idiom
get to the bottom of it
GET too the BOT-um uv it
ɡɛt tuː ðə ˈbɒtəm əv ɪtListen
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Syllable breakdown
gettothebottomofit
Dictionary meaning
investigate a matter fully and discover the true underlying cause or explanation; find the real facts of a situation that may be hidden beneath appearances or initial reports; the metaphor imagines truth as something lying at the base of a concealing body of water that must be reached by sounding its depths
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