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at the bottom of

at the bottom of preposition: covertly responsible for; being the real origin of.

Preposition

at the bottom of

  1. Covertly responsible for; being the real origin of.
    • I should have known you'd be at the bottom of all this!
    • Since the days of Adam, there has been hardly a mischief done in this world but a woman has been at the bottom of it.1844 January–December, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, “My Pedigree and Family.—Undergo the Influence of the Tender Passion.”, in “The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. [The Luck of Barry Lyndon.]”, in...
    Synonyms:
    behind

Synonyms of at the bottom of

Questions about at the bottom of

What does at the bottom of mean?
At the bottom of means covertly responsible for; being the real origin of.
What part of speech is at the bottom of?
At the bottom of is a preposition.

Words near at the bottom of in the dictionary

  1. at that
  2. at that time
  3. at the bank
  4. at the best
  5. at the best of times
  6. at the bottom of
  7. at the bottom of the pile
  8. at the coal face
  9. at the corner
  10. at the cost of
  11. at the disposal of

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