to get to the bottom of something meaning?

Question

What is the meaning of "to get to the bottom of something" idiom?

Answer 1

 

Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Getting to the bottom of a difficult problem can be very satisfying.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

Let's get to the bottom of the meaning this idiom?
 

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 2:

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Two supervisors are standing next to a stopped production line on a factory floor ...

Supervisor 1:  "Frank told me that a mechanic left a wrench in the machinery after some routine maintenance."
Supervisor 2:  "That is a fairly serious allegation.  The mechanic will lose his job if it's true."
Supervisor 1:  "Well, it's going to be very difficult to prove the cause of the failure and even more difficult to prove that it was actually the mechanic who left the wrench or even if it was the wrench that caused the failure.
Supervisor 2:  "We really need to get to the bottom of this issue because we don't want it happening again.  A loss of production like this costs the company far too much money.

Answer 5

Idiom Scenario 1:

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Two friends are chatting ...

Friend 1:  "I heard today that a glass of red wine every day is good for your health."
Friend 2:  "You know, I've heard that before.  I wonder if it's true."
Friend 1:  "Let's do some research on the Internet and see if we can discover the truth."
Friend 2:  "Good idea!  I'd like to get to the bottom of this.  A glass of wine a day sounds good to me."

Answer 6

Idiom Definition:

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"to get to the bottom of something"

to investigate and thereby discover the basic underlying meaning or purpose or reason for something
 

Synonyms: appreciate, apprehend, catch, clarify, comprehend, crack, decipher, decode, divine, fathom, find, figure, get, grasp, have, hit, interpret, know, penetrate, perceive, puzzle, reason, recognize, savvy, unlock, unravel, untangle, work