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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Charles Huff Goes From Top To Bottom Of SBC The Eagles will not be at the bottom of the Sun Belt under Huff. —

Tom Layberger, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for be/lie at the bottom of

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