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get to the bottom of
Find the basic underlying quality or cause of something. For example, He was determined to get to the bottom of the problem. [Late 1700s] Also see at bottom.
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"Solar Orbiter will enable us to get to the bottom of some of the basic science of space weather. But a little more work needs to be done before we get to the point where we see signals on the Sun that we can rely on to predict eruptions that might hit the Earth".
"I'm sure the club will get to the bottom of that," he added.
And the work that was out there, including that LuLaRich documentary, really didn't get to the bottom of where it came from.
Despite promises from the Sheriff’s Department to get to the bottom of what happened in Flores’ case, Carpenter said, a year and a half has passed and the deputy’s family still has not been informed about the results of the investigation.
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch described it as "an absolutely horrifying incident", adding: "I hope that we can get to the bottom of exactly what's caused this and make sure that it doesn't happen again."
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