hit bottom

hit bottom
hit bottom
Fig. to reach the lowest or worst point. •

Our profits have hit bottom. This is our worst year ever.

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When my life hit bottom, I began to feel much better. I knew that if there was going to be any change, it would be for the better.

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or[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 any lower. * /After all their troubles, they thought they had hit bottom and then something else happened./ * /When they lost all their money they thought they had touched bottom and things would have to get better./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • hit bottom — or[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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hit\ 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

  • hit bottom — ► INFORMAL to reach an extremely low level: »The U.S. economy is beginning to show signs that it is hitting bottom and that a turnaround could get underway later this year. Main Entry: ↑hit …   Financial and business terms

  • hit bottom — To reach the lowest point ● bottom …   Useful english dictionary

  • hit bottom — be at the very lowest, not be able to go any lower The economy hit bottom last year but is finally starting to improve …   Idioms and examples

  • bottom — Refers to the base support level for market prices of any type. Also used in the context of securities to refer to the lowest market price of a security during a specific time frame. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. bottom bot‧tom 1… …   Financial and business terms

  • Hit — A dealer who agrees to sell at the bid price quoted by another dealer is said to hit that bid. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. hit hit 1 [hɪt] verb hit PTandPP hitting PRESPART 1. [transitive] to reach a particular level or… …   Financial and business terms

  • bottom — See: BET ONE S BOOTS or BET ONE S BOTTOM DOLLAR, FROM THE BOTTOM OF ONE S HEART, FROM TO , GET TO THE BOTTOM OF, HIT BOTTOM or TOUCH BOTTOM, ROCK BOTTOM, SCRAPE THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bottom — See: BET ONE S BOOTS or BET ONE S BOTTOM DOLLAR, FROM THE BOTTOM OF ONE S HEART, FROM TO , GET TO THE BOTTOM OF, HIT BOTTOM or TOUCH BOTTOM, ROCK BOTTOM, SCRAPE THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bottom — See: bet one s boots or bet one s bottom dollar, from the bottom of one s heart, from to , get to the bottom of, hit bottom or touch bottom, rock bottom, scrape the bottom of the barrel …   Словарь американских идиом

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