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to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
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Synonyms
get to the bottom of things · inquire deeply into · investigate (or probe) to the bottom · sift a matter to the bottom寻根究底xún gēn jiū dǐto trace sth back to its source · to get to the bottom of sth追根zhuī gēn
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