be at the bottom of (something)



be at the bottom of (something)

To be the fundamental cause of something. Stubbornness is at the bottom of every unresolved disagreement.
See also: bottom, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DarienDER-ee-ən, DAR-ee-ənEnglish
Gluke-Yiddish
Alder['ɔldə:]
MainioMIE-nee-oFinnish
Winoc-Breton, French
SatanSAY-tən (English)Theology, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew