at the bottom of something

  • 41scrape the bottom of the barrel — informal to use or do something that you know is not very good, because you do not have anything better They re really scraping the bottom of the barrel with these latest recruits …

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  • 42from the bottom of your heart —    If someone does something from the bottom of their heart, then they do it with genuine emotion and feeling.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …

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  • 43from the bottom of my heart — used for emphasizing that you are very sincere about something I m sorry, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart …

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  • 44bottom — bot|tom1 [ batəm ] noun *** ▸ 1 lowest/deepest part ▸ 2 part farthest from you ▸ 3 lowest level in status ▸ 4 part of body you sit on ▸ 5 pants ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) singular the lowest part of something: The page had a line missing from the bottom.… …

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  • 45bottom — I UK [ˈbɒtəm] / US [ˈbɑtəm] noun Word forms bottom : singular bottom plural bottoms *** 1) [singular] the lowest part of something The page had a line missing from the bottom. bottom of: She ran down to the bottom of the hill. at the bottom (of… …

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  • 46bottom — bot|tom1 W3S1 [ˈbɔtəm US ˈba: ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lowest part)¦ 2¦(lowest side)¦ 3¦(lowest inner part)¦ 4¦(lowest social position/rank)¦ 5¦(ocean/river)¦ 6¦(body)¦ 7¦(clothes)¦ 8¦(furthest part)¦ 9 get to the bottom of something …

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  • 47bottom — [[t]bɒ̱təm[/t]] ♦♦ bottoms, bottoming, bottomed 1) N COUNT: usu the N in sing, oft N of n The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it. He sat at the bottom of the stairs... Answers can be found at the bottom of page 8. ...the… …

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  • 48bottom — ► NOUN 1) the lowest point or part of something. 2) the furthest point or part of something. 3) the lowest position in a competition or ranking. 4) chiefly Brit. a person s buttocks. 5) (also bottoms) the lower half of a two piece garment. ► ADJE …

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  • 49bottom line — ˌbottom ˈline noun [countable] informal 1. the figure showing a company s total profit or loss: • The company s bottom line showed a net profit of 173 million euros. • Cost cutting moves under way at the banks should help bottom lines. 2. the end …

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  • 50bottom — [bät′əm] n. [ME botme < OE botm, bodan, ground, soil < IE * bhudh men < base * bhudh > L fundus, ground, Gr pythmen, bottom, Ger boden] 1. the lowest part 2. a) the lowest or last place or position [the bottom of the class] b)… …

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