Get the lowdown

Meaning

To get the inside scoop or the true facts about a situation. It implies hearing the information that isn't publicly broadcast.

Confidential, curious

Used in a sentence

• I need to get the lowdown on why the manager quit so suddenly.
• Ask the intern if you want to get the lowdown on how the office really runs.
• I am meeting with him later to get the lowdown on the new contract.