- be at the bottom of something
- be/lie at the bottom of (something)
to be the real reason for something unpleasant.
I don't know for certain why she dislikes you, but I suspect jealousy is at the bottom of it.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
be at the bottom of something
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be at the bottom of something — phrase to be the true cause of something His jealousy is at the bottom of most of our problems. Thesaurus: to make something start to exist or happensynonym Main entry: bottom * * * be/lie at the bottom of sth idiom to be … Useful english dictionary
get to the bottom of something — phrase to find out the true cause or explanation of a bad situation She was determined to get to the bottom of what went wrong. Thesaurus: to find out informationsynonym Main entry: bottom * * * get to the bottom of sth idiom … Useful english dictionary
lie at the bottom of something — be/lie at the bottom of (something) to be the real reason for something unpleasant. I don t know for certain why she dislikes you, but I suspect jealousy is at the bottom of it … New idioms dictionary
get to the bottom of something — get to the bottom of (something) to discover the truth about a situation. The family finally got to the bottom of why their boy was killed. (often + question word) How will investigators get to the bottom of the affair with so little evidence? … New idioms dictionary
be at the bottom of something — to be the true cause of something His jealousy is at the bottom of most of our problems … English dictionary
lie at the bottom of something — be/lie at the bottom of sth idiom to be the original cause of sth, especially sth unpleasant • We need to find out what lies at the bottom of these fears. Main entry: ↑bottomidiom … Useful english dictionary
get to the bottom of something — to find out the true cause or explanation of a bad situation She was determined to get to the bottom of what went wrong … English dictionary
(the) bottom drops out of out of something — the bottom drops out of/falls/out of something phrase used for saying that something stops being successful or stops making money, often because people stop buying a product Analysts are warning that the bottom could soon fall out of the market.… … Useful english dictionary
(the) bottom falls out of something — the bottom drops out of/falls/out of something phrase used for saying that something stops being successful or stops making money, often because people stop buying a product Analysts are warning that the bottom could soon fall out of the market.… … Useful english dictionary
(the) bottom fell out of something — the bottom fell out (of (something)) something suddenly lost value. When the bottom fell out of the real estate market, a lot of people lost a lot of money. Usage notes: usually used in the past tense … New idioms dictionary
