hit/reach rock bottom
idiom
: to reach the lowest point possible
Prices have hit/reached rock bottom.
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Nearly 26 percent of the population worries that Wall Street might hit rock bottom, says Resonate, and concerns of a broader economic slowdown have increased by 17.5 percent to 46 percent.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Rowling had hit rock bottom, living on welfare at one point as a single mom.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
While some investors may find the steep stock drop as a buying opportunity, the constant flow of negative news indicates that the stock price might not have hit rock bottom yet.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Ah, now, the dumbing down of America is about to reach rock bottom.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Rowling had hit rock bottom, living on welfare at one point as a single mom.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
While some investors may find the steep stock drop as a buying opportunity, the constant flow of negative news indicates that the stock price might not have hit rock bottom yet.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Ah, now, the dumbing down of America is about to reach rock bottom.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Hit/reach rock bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%2Freach%20rock%20bottom. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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