get to the bottom of

verb

To come to understand, discover the truth about, or solve.

“I don't know what's going on here, but I'll get to the bottom of it sooner or later.”

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Meanings

verbget to the bottom of (third-person singular simple present gets to the bottom of, present participle getting to the bottom of, simple past got to the bottom of, past participle (UK) got to the bottom of or (US) gotten to the bottom of)

present singular third person gets to the bottom of · participle present getting to the bottom of · past got to the bottom of · UK participle past got to the bottom of · US participle past gotten to the bottom of

  1. idiomaticinformaltransitiveTo come to understand, discover the truth about, or solve.

    I don't know what's going on here, but I'll get to the bottom of it sooner or later.

    Synonyms: puzzle out, sleuth, work out, absolve, decipher, iron out, meliorate, cure

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo come to understand, discover the truth about, or solve.

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puzzle outsleuthwork outabsolvedecipheriron outmelioratecurepuzzle outravelreason outresolveriddlesleuthsolvetease outthink outunpuzzleunravel
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decipheriron outmelioratepuzzle outravelreason outresolveriddlesleuthsolvetease outthink outunpuzzleunravelunriddleunsolvework out

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 追根究底
  • 追根究底 (zhuīgēnjiūdǐ)understand the truth about
Finnish ottaa selvää, selvittää
  • ottaa selvääunderstand the truth about
  • selvittääunderstand the truth about
German einer Sache auf den Grund gehen
  • einer Sache auf den Grund gehenunderstand the truth about
Hungarian végére jár, utánajár
  • végére járunderstand the truth about
  • utánajárunderstand the truth about
  • kiderítunderstand the truth about
Icelandic komast til botns í, grafa fyrir ræturnar á
  • komast til botns íunderstand the truth about
  • grafa fyrir ræturnar áunderstand the truth about
  • grafast fyrir umunderstand the truth about
  • kryfja til mergjarunderstand the truth about
  • þegar öll kurl eru komin til grafarunderstand the truth about
Norwegian Bokmål komme til bunns i
  • komme til bunns iunderstand the truth about
Polish docierać do sedna, dotrzeć do sedna
  • docierać do sednaunderstand the truth about
  • dotrzeć do sednaunderstand the truth about
Spanish llegar al fondo del asunto
  • llegar al fondo del asuntounderstand the truth about
Cite this entry
APA

get to the bottom of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20to%20the%20bottom%20of

MLA

“get to the bottom of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20to%20the%20bottom%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get to the bottom of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20to%20the%20bottom%20of.

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