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Examples:get to the bottom of (sth.) —xiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the bottom—palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea—large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy—pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom)—smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants—top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city—dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth—length of clothing from shoulders bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure)—the pivots, at the top and bottom of a Chinese door, on which the door turns—lit. view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded—interrogate and get to the bottom of sth—lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug [idiom.]—lit. examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth— |