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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Don't look now, but the Blazers — picked by some to be at the bottom of the Western Conference — are the winners of three straight behind back-to-back 30-plus point performances from guard Shaedon Sharpe.
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Kale Williams, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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
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Kale Williams, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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
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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 18 Dec. 2024.
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