at bottom

1. Fundamentally, basically; also, in reality. For example, He may speak somewhat bluntly, but at bottom he's always honest. Charles Dickens used this idiom in Nicholas Nickleby (1838): “He's a good pony at bottom.” [Early 1700s]

Example Sentences

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Solving specific problems, at bottom, is a matter of logos.

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“I do think I am very direct but at bottom, my style reflects the fact that I want to win and the Court to step into the shoes of the party I am representing.”

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The chyron at bottom read, “Is Biden’s age now a bigger problem than Trump’s indictments?”

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"I remember sitting at bottom of her bed praying don't die," she said.

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