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  • 1lie 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 …

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  • 2lie 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 …

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  • 3lie 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 …

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  • 4be/lie at the bottom of — chiefly Brit : to be the source or originator of (something) I think I know who s at the bottom of [=behind] these pranks. • • • Main Entry: ↑bottom …

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  • 5be 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 …

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  • 6The Bottom Half — Infobox Album | Name = The Bottom Half Type = Album Artist = Umphrey s McGee Released = April 3, 2007 Recorded = 2005 2006 in Chicago, IL Genre = Progressive rock, Jam band Label = SCI Fidelity Producer = Umphrey s McGee and Kevin Browning Last… …

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  • 7truth lies at the bottom of a well — Cf. Gr. ἐτεῇ δὲ οὐδὲν ἴδμεν, ἐν βυθῷ γὰρ ἡ ἀλήθεια, we know nothing certainly, for truth lies in the deep (attributed to Democritus); LACTANTIUS Institutiones Divinae III. xxviii. in puteo..veritatem iacere demersam, truth lies sunk in a well.… …

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  • 8be 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 …

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  • 9be 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 …

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  • 10To lie on the oars — Oar Oar ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare, Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. {Rowlock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle …

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