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rock bottom
1noun
- the very lowest level:
He went bankrupt and touched rock bottom.
rock-bottom
2[ rok-bot-uhm ]
adjective
- at the lowest possible limit or level; extremely low:
rock-bottom prices.
rock bottom
noun
- the lowest possible level
- ( as modifier )
rock-bottom prices
Word History and Origins
Origin of rock bottom1
Origin of rock bottom2
Idioms and Phrases
The lowest possible level, absolute bottom, as in Wheat prices have reached rock bottom . This idiom alludes to the presence of bedrock that prevents digging farther down. [Late 1800s]Example Sentences
The series was renewed in February 2022 even before the airing of its chaotic-yet-pivotal finale that sees Rue hitting rock bottom.
Bush’s second win was rock bottom for Democrats and forced the party to reflect and rebuild, Silver explained.
Scottish Conservatives justice spokesman Liam Kerr said the decision showed that relations between the Scottish government and police officers had "hit rock bottom."
When he resigned in 2020, the Gauchos had an exodus of players, leaving the program at rock bottom.
The prime minister’s poll ratings were rock bottom for months after October 7.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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