get to the bottom of
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It allows leagues to say: “We handed this off to an independent authority with real investigative power. They will get to the bottom of it.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
The “Iron Man 2” villain said he didn’t know who started the GoFundMe but assured fans he would speak to his lawyer and get to the bottom of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
He added that he wanted to "get to the bottom of the problems once and for all, work out how we fix them, whether we can fix them".
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
And he’s still trying to get to the bottom of it!
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2026
“Now we’ll get to the bottom of this,” he heard someone say.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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