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get to the bottom of (something) What does get to the bottom of (something) mean?	to find out the real cause/answer of something	The government wants to get to the bottom of the financial problems in the company.
get to the bottom of (something) What does get to the bottom of (something) mean?	to find out the real cause of something	It was very difficult to get to the bottom of the financial problems in the company.
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slap (someone or something) down What does "slap (someone or something) down" mean?	to rebuke/reject someone or something	My boss slapped my proposal down soon after the meeting started.

cock-and-bull story What does "cock-and-bull story" mean?	a silly story that is not true	The student told her teacher a cock-and-bull story about why she was absent.
stern What does "stern" mean?	buttocks; posterior
lash out (at someone) What does "lash out (at someone)" mean?	suddenly try to hit someone	The boy suddenly lashed out and hit the man who was sitting beside him.
bring (something) into focus What does "bring (something) into focus" mean?	to make something clear	The lawyer helped to bring the problem into focus.
hyper What does "hyper" mean?	excited; eager
play it by ear What does "play it by ear" mean?	to decide to do something according to the situation	Let`s play it by ear and decide where to eat after we see the movie.
have one's heart go out to someone What does "have one's heart go out to someone" mean?	have compassion for someone	We had our heart go out to the woman who lost her child in the fire.
ahead of the pack What does "ahead of the pack" mean?	to be more successful than other people who are doing the same thing as you (a pack is a group of animals like dogs or wolves who live together)	The girl studied hard all summer and was ahead of the pack when she returned to school in the autumn.

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Get To The Bottom Of (something) Idiom