at bottom

Idioms and Phrases

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

“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.”

From Seattle Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

A diagonal black shadow at bottom right is creeping across the chilly rugged landscape, itself a routine artistic symbol for sacred heights.

From Los Angeles Times

Somehow the Trans-Siberian ends up making a final stop in Paris; and at bottom left, Delaunay interrupted her color riot with the telltale calligraphic arcs of the Eiffel Tower.

From New York Times