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touch\ bottom — • hit bottom • touch bottom v. phr. informal 1. To be at the very lowest. In August there was a big supply of corn and the price hit bottom. When Johnny failed the exam his spirits hit bottom. 2. To live through the worst; not to be able to go… … Словарь американских идиом
touch bottom — reach the bottom, touch the floor; reach the lowest level … English contemporary dictionary
touch bottom — phrasal 1. : to scrape or settle upon the sea bottom 2. : to reach the lowest possible point prices seemed to have touched bottom and a rise is expected that day our hopes touched bottom … Useful english dictionary
touch bottom — be at the lowest or worst point. → touch … English new terms dictionary
touch bottom — See: HIT BOTTOM … Dictionary of American idioms
touch bottom — Synonyms and related words: become suicidal, come down, decline, degenerate, despair, despond, deteriorate, die, droop, ebb, fade, fail, fall, fall away, fall off, give way, go down, go downhill, go off, go to pot, have a comedown, hit a slump,… … Moby Thesaurus
To touch bottom — Bottom Bot tom (b[o^]t t[u^]m), n. [OE. botum, botme, AS. botm; akin to OS. bodom, D. bodem, OHG. podam, G. boden, Icel. botn, Sw. botten, Dan. bund (for budn), L. fundus (for fudnus), Gr. pyqmh n (for fyqmh n), Skr. budhna (for bhudhna), and Ir … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bottom — Bot tom (b[o^]t t[u^]m), n. [OE. botum, botme, AS. botm; akin to OS. bodom, D. bodem, OHG. podam, G. boden, Icel. botn, Sw. botten, Dan. bund (for budn), L. fundus (for fudnus), Gr. pyqmh n (for fyqmh n), Skr. budhna (for bhudhna), and Ir. bonn… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Touch — Touch, v. i. 1. To be in contact; to be in a state of junction, so that no space is between; as, two spheres touch only at points. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. To fasten; to take effect; to make impression. [R.] [1913 Webster] Strong waters pierce… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
touch — touch1 W2S2 [tʌtʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feel)¦ 2¦(no space between)¦ 3 touch something to something 4¦(affect somebody s feelings)¦ 5¦(have an effect)¦ 6¦(use)¦ 7 not touch something 8 not touch somebody/something 9¦(deal with somebody/something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
