ADJ
- false
- a case with a false bottom
VERB + BOTTOM
- arrive at, fall to, get to, reach, sink to
- He reached the bottom of the steps in no time. The boat sank to the bottom of the sea
- touch
- She could only just touch the bottom (= of a swimming pool, etc.)
PREP
- along the ~
- We rode along the bottom of the valley
- at the ~
- at the bottom of the hill
- from the ~
- strange sounds from the bottom of the well
- in the ~
- in the bottom of my bag
- on the ~
- on the bottom of the box
- near/towards the ~
- near the bottom of the page
VERB + BOTTOM
- start at, work up from
- He started at the bottom and worked his way up through the company
PREP
- at the ~, near/towards the ~
- He's near the bottom of the class
VERB + BOTTOM
- be at, lie at
- I'd love to know what lies at the bottom of all this
- get to
- The only way to get to the bottom of it is to confront the chairman