be at the bottom of



be/lie at the bottom of something

to be the real reason for something unpleasant I don't know for certain why she dislikes you, but I suspect jealousy is at the bottom of it.
See also: bottom, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Si-Ushee-ooKorean
Amaryllisam-ə-RIL-is (English)Literature
InkaEENG-kah (Finnish), ING-kah (German)Frisian, Finnish, German
CarolinKAH-ro-leenGerman
Deo-Indian, Hindi
Firminus-Late Roman