get to the bottom of Meaning If you get to the bottom of something, you find out its real cause or the true story behind it. For example The police dont know who did the robbery yet, but they promised to get to the bottom of it. Im not sure how a mistake like this could happen, but Im determined to get to the bottom of it and make sure it never happens again. #Idiom_of_the_Day ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➠@PhrasalCards ➠@SlangWords ➠@IdiomsLand ➠@Vocabulix ➠@GrammarCards ➠@EnglishGate ➠@StoryPage 6.7K views19:07