be/lie at the bottom of

idiom

chiefly British
: to be the source or originator of (something)
I think I know who's at the bottom of these pranks.

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And this will inevitably be at the bottom of the price scale. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 Overall, Democrats and independents agreed Trump should be at the bottom of the rankings while Republicans thought four presidents were worse. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2024 Do so at the time of gift-giving, not months later, when the jar may well be at the bottom of a landfill. Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024 Pittsburgh may be at the bottom of the division again but won’t be an impotent pushover even though its payroll of $89.7 million is the league’s lowest, using calculations by Cot’s. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for be/lie at the bottom of 

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be/lie at the bottom of

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“Be/lie at the bottom of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%2Flie%20at%20the%20bottom%20of. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

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