at the bottom of

preposition

Covertly responsible for; being the real origin of.

“I should have known you'd be at the bottom of all this!”

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Meanings

preposition
  1. Covertly responsible for; being the real origin of.

    I should have known you'd be at the bottom of all this!

    1 more example

    Since the days of Adam, there has been hardly a mischief done in this world but a woman has been at the bottom of it.

    1844 January–December, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, “My Pedigree and Family.—Undergo the Influence of the Tender Passion.”, in “The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. [The Luck of Barry Lyndon.]”, in Miscellanies: Prose and Verse, volume III, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1856, →OCLC, page 3

    Synonyms: behind, in back of

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositionCovertly responsible for; being the real origin of.

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Translations

Finnish takana
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French derrière
  • derrièreTranslations
Polish za
  • zaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

at the bottom of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20bottom%20of

MLA

“at the bottom of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20bottom%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at the bottom of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20bottom%20of.

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