Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

at the bottom of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.83 in modern English

Syllables: at the bot-tom of
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Covertly responsible for; being the real origin of.

Example Sentences

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

Phrases

at bottom

Frequently Paired Words

at bottom

Synonyms

behind

Questions

What does at the bottom of mean?: Covertly responsible for; being the real origin of.

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