get to the bottom of

Example Sentences

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The president of the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, David Ossip, was hailed with loud cheers as he called for a "Royal Commission which goes beyond New South Wales, to get to the bottom of how this catastrophe took place".

From BBC

The prime minister has said he will "get to the bottom" of where damaging leaks about the Budget and against his Cabinet are coming from.

From BBC

"I'll get to the bottom of these leaks," he said.

From BBC

When she hits, she’s hilarious: An extended bit about leaving a puddle of her perspiration on a piece of gym equipment involves James Cameron developing a submersible to get to the bottom of it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Responding to an urgent question in Parliament on Monday evening, Pollard said he wanted to get "to the bottom" of what had happened.

From BBC