lowdown

This is the lowdown on the whole event of the so-called election contest.

这就是整个所谓件的内幕。

The witness gave the police the lowdown on what happened at the party, but when the police arrived at the shelter, the assassinator had absconded.

目击者把有关聚会上发生的实情告诉了警方，但当警察到那个刺客隐藏的地方，他早已逃之夭夭了。