the bottom line is

Meaning

1. Editorial100% of films

   Used to introduce the most important point or the conclusion that everything else comes down to.

   The bottom line is that...

   The bottom line is that Allen can't alibi up on anything.

In the movies · 7

• The bottom line is that Allen can't alibi up on anything.Zodiac2007
• But the bottom line is, I'm not gonna use my philanthropy as some kind of currency.There's Something About Mary1998
• Bottom line is there's no way into that terminal unless your profile is preinstalled in the security system.Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation2015
• The bottom line is that...Atlas Shrugged: Part I2011
• The bottom line is...Trade2007
• The bottom line is you didn't do what you said you were gonna do!Boyhood2014
• I think the bottom line is they gotta go back to the drawing board.Too Big to Fail2011
• Bottom line, Mr. Wyatt...Atlas Shrugged: Part I2011

Learn it in full scenes

• Zodiac2007
  • Darlene Ferrin's Last Drive
  • The Zodiac Confession Call
  • Zodiac's Cipher Reaches the Chronicle
• There's Something About Mary1998
  • Ted Asks Mary to the Prom
  • Ted Asks Mary to the Prom
  • Ted Meets Mary's Family
• Atlas Shrugged: Part I2011
  • Dagny Defies James Over Rearden Metal
  • Dagny and Rearden's Metal Deal
  • Rearden Gives Lillian a Metal Gift

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