interrogate to the bottom of the matter
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb phrase
to interrogate to the very end; to get to the bottom of a matter
neutralThis idiom uses a pun: the word for 'ask' (问, wèn) sounds like the word for 'crack' (璺, wèn), which appears in pottery when dropped. The phrase literally means 'break the earthenware pot and ask (about the crack) to the very bottom,' humorously depicting relentless questioning.
Tā他
duì对
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
fēi非
cháng常
hǎo好
qí奇
，
fēi非
yào要
dǎ打
pò破
shā沙
guō锅
wèn问
dào到
dǐ底
bù不
kě可
。
He was so curious about the matter that he insisted on getting to the bottom of it.
Hái孩
zi子
zǒng总
yǒu有
wú无
shù数
gè个
“
wèi为
shén什
me么
”
，
xǐ喜
huān欢
dǎ打
pò破
shā沙
guō锅
wèn问
dào到
dǐ底
。
Children always have countless 'whys' and like to ask questions until they fully understand.
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Jì记
zhě者
cǎi采
fǎng访
shí时
jiù就
gāi该
yǒu有
dǎ打
pò破
shā沙
guō锅
wèn问
dào到
dǐ底
de的
jīng精
shén神
。
When interviewing, a journalist should have the spirit of interrogating an issue to its core.