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81 be at the bottom of smth.
1) лежать в основе чего-л. (тж. lie at the bottom of smth.)What was at the bottom of these shameful statements? (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’ ch. LI) — На чем были основаны эти постыдные заявления?
2) быть причиной, главной пружиной, движущей силой чего-л.; быть зачинщиком чего-л‘Stop her - stop her,’ said Grandmamma, purple in the face. ‘There's some man at the bottom of this; she is no better than she should be. Find out where she is going.’ (D. du Maurier, ‘The Loving Spirit’, book IV, ch. VII) — - Останови Джинни, останови, - закричала бабушка, и лицо ее побагровело. - Тут замешан мужчина. Джинни совсем не такая скромница, какой кажется. Узнай, куда она собирается уходить.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > be at the bottom of smth.
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84 be at the bottom of smth.
1) лeжaть в ocнoвe чeгo-л. (тж. lie at the bottom of smth.)What was at the bottom of these shameful statements? (Tfi Dreiser)2) быть пpичинoй, глaвнoй пpужинoй, движущeй cилoй чeгo-л.; быть зaчинщикoм чeгo-л.'Stop her - stop her,' said Grandmamma, purple in the face. 'There's some man at the bottom of this; she is no better than she should be. Find out where she is going (D. du Maurier)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > be at the bottom of smth.
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