at the bottom of something
21be at the bottom of — 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 …
22lie at the bottom of — 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 …
23get 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? …
24At the bottom — Bottom Bot tom (b[o^]t t[u^]m), n. [OE. botum, botme, AS. botm; akin to OS. bodom, D. bodem, OHG. podam, G. boden, Icel. botn, Sw. botten, Dan. bund (for budn), L. fundus (for fudnus), Gr. pyqmh n (for fyqmh n), Skr. budhna (for bhudhna), and Ir …
25To be at the bottom of — Bottom Bot tom (b[o^]t t[u^]m), n. [OE. botum, botme, AS. botm; akin to OS. bodom, D. bodem, OHG. podam, G. boden, Icel. botn, Sw. botten, Dan. bund (for budn), L. fundus (for fudnus), Gr. pyqmh n (for fyqmh n), Skr. budhna (for bhudhna), and Ir …
26To go to the bottom — Bottom Bot tom (b[o^]t t[u^]m), n. [OE. botum, botme, AS. botm; akin to OS. bodom, D. bodem, OHG. podam, G. boden, Icel. botn, Sw. botten, Dan. bund (for budn), L. fundus (for fudnus), Gr. pyqmh n (for fyqmh n), Skr. budhna (for bhudhna), and Ir …
27Room at the Bottom — TV episode= Infobox Dad s Army episode number episode name=018 Room at the Bottom script=Jimmy Perry and David Croft director=David Croft producer=David Croft recorded=Sunday 29/6/69 original transmission=Thursday 16/10/69 8.00pm series=Three… …
28Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea caption = Cover art from the 2006 DVD release of the 1st season of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea showing stars Richard Basehart (l) and David Hedison, with the submarine, Seaview… …
29knock the bottom out of something — knock the bottom out of (something) informal to harm something and make it weaker, especially by taking away the thing it needs in order to continue or be successful. Ben losing his job has knocked the bottom out of our plans to buy a house …
30get to the bottom of — To discover the explanation of • • • Main Entry: ↑bottom * * * find an explanation for (a mystery) he hopes to get to the bottom of the scam * * * get to the bottom of : to find out the true reason for or cause of (something) Police are working… …
