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“Get to the bottom of" có từ bottom là đáy, cơ sở, ngọn nguồn -> cụm từ này nghĩa là hiểu rõ nguyên nhân, ngọn nguồn của vấn đề.
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It also sought to sway the World Health Organization to prevent travel bans to and from outbreak hotspots (các điểm bùng phát) and has refused to co-operate with the rest of the world's efforts to get to the bottom of what happened, Kenney said.
"Either proper procedures were not in place, or the procedures weren't followed. "And that is exactly why the Premier needs to hold an inquiry to get to the bottom of what went wrong." After days of no new cases, there were two added to Queensland's tally in the past 24 hours, including the nurse.
Unfortunately, there is no time limit to grief (sự đau khổ), Koretz says, and there is no logical order to the stages. “It can be constant for any length of time or wax and wane over weeks, months, and years,” she adds. Coming back to those trusted methods of self-management (phương pháp tự quản lý) like journaling, counseling, or meditating to get to the bottom of what you’re feeling is helpful. If you’re feeling worried or anxious about the future, or that you’re not “getting over” things quick enough, Lisa Lewis, psychologist (bác sĩ tâm lý) and Northeastern professor, says to focus on the details of what is making you worried or anxious and pinpoint how you can take specific action. Sometimes taking action is the best antidote (thuốc giải độc) to feelings of grief, but she also says it’s simply okay to let things go or put worries to the side for now.
Find the basic underlying quality or cause of something. For example, He was determined to get to the bottom of the problem. [Late 1700s] Also see at bottom.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
get to the bottom of
find an explanation for (a mystery).
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
bottom of it, at the/get to the
To discover the origin of a problem, or the fundamental truth of an issue or event. The word “bottom” has been used in this way (to mean ultimate cause) since the sixteenth century. Shakespeare used it numerous times, as in “Is there no pity . . . that sees into the bottom of my grief?” (Romeo and Juliet, 3.5). Several early proverbs also refer to “bottom” in this way: “If thou canst not see the bottom, wade not”; and “He brought the bottome of the bag cleane out” (John Heywood, 1546). The pioneer anthropologist James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, wrote in 1773 (Of the Origin and Progress of Language), “In order to get to the bottom of this question.”
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishget to the bottom of somethingget to the bottom of somethingCAUSEto find out the cause of a problem or situation I never got to the bottom of this! → bottomExamples from the Corpusget to the bottom of something• They can get to the bottom of a case for me.• Dido doesn't claim to have got to the bottom of what she calls the Canine Predicament.• When I got to the bottom of the hill and looked up, and I saw that beautiful campus, I cried.• That co-operation will be vital in getting to the bottom of this matter as soon as possible.• He must get to the bottom of that matter.• We decided to get to the bottom of this!• Or had her efforts to get to the bottom of the rue Roland mystery taken an unexpected toll on her?• After a few falls we all managed to get to the bottom of the slope in a snow plough position.• We're trying to get to the bottom of this, and see if she is lying.