get to the bottom of
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“We got to call the witnesses, got to bring them in, put them under oath and get to the bottom of it because this is a very, very serious matter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
I will do my best to protect her name and get to the bottom of exactly what happened in Creeslough that day.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Jonathan’s curiosity is piqued, and he slips away from his wife’s side to get to the bottom of why they’re being followed — which is revealed to be the novel’s inciting incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
He used this hearing to try to get to the bottom of it.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
And when she did not move, but continued to stare at him: “We going to talk about it tonight. We going to get to the bottom of this thing tonight!”
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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