get to the bottom of en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal, transitive) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gets to the bottom of | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| got to the bottom of | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got to the bottom of | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gotten to the bottom of | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| getting to the bottom of | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
unpuzzle · work out · ravel · sleuth · puzzle out · unsolve · puzzle out · absolve · Any from Thesaurus:untangle · resolve · think out · reason out · get to the bottom of · work out · sleuth · unravel · riddle · unriddle · meliorate · solve · decipher · tease out · upsolve · iron out
Translations (17)
is komast til botns í (understand the truth about) · pl dotrzeć do sedna (understand the truth about) · is grafa fyrir ræturnar á (understand the truth about) · de einer Sache auf den Grund gehen (understand the truth about) · pl docierać do sedna (understand the truth about) · is kryfja til mergjar (understand the truth about) · nn koma til botns i (understand the truth about) · es llegar al fondo del asunto (understand the truth about) · is grafast fyrir um (understand the truth about) · hu végére jár (understand the truth about) · hu kiderít (understand the truth about) · fi selvittää (understand the truth about) · nb komme til bunns i (understand the truth about) · hu utánajár (understand the truth about) · cmn 追根究底 (understand the truth about) · fi ottaa selvää (understand the truth about) · is þegar öll kurl eru komin til grafar (understand the truth about)