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he hopes to get to the bottom of the scam
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Police are working furiously to get to the bottom of this recent string of violent crimes.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
get to the bottom of — {v. phr.} To find out the real cause of. * /The superintendent talked with several students to get to the bottom of the trouble./ * /The doctor made several tests to get to the bottom of the man s headaches./ Compare: GET TO THE HEART OF … Dictionary of American idioms
get to the bottom of — {v. phr.} To find out the real cause of. * /The superintendent talked with several students to get to the bottom of the trouble./ * /The doctor made several tests to get to the bottom of the man s headaches./ Compare: GET TO THE HEART OF … Dictionary of American idioms
to the bottom — See: GET TO THE BOTTOM OF … Dictionary of American idioms
to the bottom — See: GET TO THE BOTTOM OF … Dictionary of American idioms
Room at the Bottom — TV episode= Infobox Dad s Army episode number episode name=018 Room at the Bottom script=Jimmy Perry and David Croft director=David Croft producer=David Croft recorded=Sunday 29/6/69 original transmission=Thursday 16/10/69 8.00pm series=Three… … Wikipedia
scrape the bottom of the barrel — {v. phr.}, {informal} To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. * /At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with … Dictionary of American idioms
scrape the bottom of the barrel — {v. phr.}, {informal} To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. * /At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with … Dictionary of American idioms
Bottom — Bot tom, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bottomed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bottoming}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To found or build upon; to fix upon as a support; followed by on or upon. [1913 Webster] Action is supposed to be bottomed upon principle. Atterbury.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bottom — I. noun Etymology: Middle English botme, from Old English botm; akin to Old High German bodam bottom, Latin fundus, Greek pythmēn Date: before 12th century 1. a. the underside of something b. a surface (as the seat of a chair) designed to support … New Collegiate Dictionary
bottom — See: BET ONE S BOOTS or BET ONE S BOTTOM DOLLAR, FROM THE BOTTOM OF ONE S HEART, FROM TO , GET TO THE BOTTOM OF, HIT BOTTOM or TOUCH BOTTOM, ROCK BOTTOM, SCRAPE THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL … Dictionary of American idioms
bottom — See: BET ONE S BOOTS or BET ONE S BOTTOM DOLLAR, FROM THE BOTTOM OF ONE S HEART, FROM TO , GET TO THE BOTTOM OF, HIT BOTTOM or TOUCH BOTTOM, ROCK BOTTOM, SCRAPE THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL … Dictionary of American idioms
