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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Their young core is very talented, and this team shouldn't be at the bottom of the league for too much longer.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
With them, windows to the first life on Earth and beyond may lie at the bottom of our oceans.
—James F. Holden, The Conversation, 21 July 2025
This horizontal part of the triangle doesn’t always have to be at the bottom of the triangle.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
Those that don’t will be at the bottom of the list for assistance.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
With them, windows to the first life on Earth and beyond may lie at the bottom of our oceans.
—James F. Holden, The Conversation, 21 July 2025
This horizontal part of the triangle doesn’t always have to be at the bottom of the triangle.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
Those that don’t will be at the bottom of the list for assistance.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
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