hit bottom

idiom

: to reach the lowest point, state, or condition

After weeks of losing value, the company's stocks have hit bottom.

I hit bottom after my wife walked out and I turned to alcohol.

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Looking only at corrections since 1946 that managed to right themselves before turning into a bear market, the S&P 500 has taken an average of 133 days to hit bottom and lost an average of nearly 14% along the way, according to CFRA. —arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024

An uptick in office lease signings has led some to hope the office rental market has hit bottom, but others, like landlord and developer Garrett Lee, believe there’s a more reliable path forward than trying to convince tenants to return: converting offices into apartments. —Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025

At 4pm on Friday, December 6, 1974, the Dow Jones industrial average hit bottom. —Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

Martha Stewart's career hit bottom after she was found guilty of obstruction and conspiracy charges related to a stock sale and sent to prison. —Ana Calderone, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024

Rhymes for hit bottom

• autumn
• scrotum