get to the back of smth.

get to the back of smth.
(get to the back (или bottom) of smth.)
добраться, докопаться до сути дела, понять суть чего-л.

Luke felt that there was some understanding between the two women from which he was excluded. It annoyed him, but he promised himself to get to the bottom of it before long. (A. Christie, ‘Easy to Kill’, ch. 5) — Льюк знал, что между этими двумя женщинами существует известное взаимопонимание, но они не были с ним откровенны, и это раздражало его. Он дал себе слово, что постарается в ближайшее время докопаться до истины.

Basil: "I must get to the bottom of this business." (I. Murdoch, ‘The Servants and the Snow’, act II) — Бэзил: "...я должен выяснить все досконально."

I should like to get to the back of Government's policy in this matter. (SPI) — Мне хотелось бы понять суть политики правительства в этом вопросе.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • get\ the\ best\ of — • get the better of • get the best of v. phr. 1. To win over, beat; defeat. Our team got the best of the visitors in the last quarter. George got the better of Robert in a game of checkers. When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger …   Словарь американских идиом

  • get\ the\ better\ of — • get the better of • get the best of v. phr. 1. To win over, beat; defeat. Our team got the best of the visitors in the last quarter. George got the better of Robert in a game of checkers. When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger …   Словарь американских идиом

  • get\ caught\ up\ on — v 1. To take or pick up suddenly; grab (smth). She caught up the book from the table and ran out of the room. 2. To capture or trap (someone) in a situation; concern or interest very much. Usually used in the passive with in . The Smith family… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • bring oneself to do smth — (from Idioms in Speech) to get oneself to do something, to make oneself do something I could not bring myself to tell him that I had not seen Jean for the past four days. (A. Cronin) With a considerable effort, he brought himself to look the… …   Idioms and examples

  • take smth for granted — (from Idioms in Speech) to assume, accept something as true, or as a fact, or as certain to happen (without reason or proof) I Although he was a Tory by habit and condition, there were few institutions he took for granted. (I. Murdoch) She took… …   Idioms and examples

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  • catch\ up — v 1. To take or pick up suddenly; grab (smth). She caught up the book from the table and ran out of the room. 2. To capture or trap (someone) in a situation; concern or interest very much. Usually used in the passive with in . The Smith family… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • catch\ up\ on — v 1. To take or pick up suddenly; grab (smth). She caught up the book from the table and ran out of the room. 2. To capture or trap (someone) in a situation; concern or interest very much. Usually used in the passive with in . The Smith family… …   Словарь американских идиом


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