bottomless pit
noun
: something that holds a very large amount of something
My brother's always hungry. His stomach is a bottomless pit.
The Internet is a bottomless pit of information.
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Luckily, Anderson, who graduated from the London College of Fashion with a degree in menswear design, is a bottomless pit of fashion knowledge.
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Anna Tingley, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
That’s half a trillion sucked out of the market and into the bottomless pit of the incontinent spendthrifts in the U.S. government.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Shortly after landing, the smart-mouthed protagonist is greeted by an indestructible robot sidekick named Claptrap (voiced by Jack Black), who even as a bottomless pit of dull exposition and half-baked one-liners delivers many of the movie’s better moments.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2024
The only way a tank is even considered is if the Heat are hopelessly out of the playoff race at midseason, which would be hard to fathom considering that bottomless pit that is the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2024
Instead, this is a harrowing psychodrama that explores ritualistic child killings that allegedly overtook Europe in the 18th century as women’s reprieve from the bottomless pit of despair.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
But winter comes to everyone on occasion, as life seems to have a bottomless pit of challenges.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024
But is there a bottomless pit of luxury products available for worldwide distribution through resale platforms?
—Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Served with a pair of sauces, including a housemade pique infused with hot peppers, the lechón bowl is a bottomless pit of delights.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
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Anna Tingley, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
That’s half a trillion sucked out of the market and into the bottomless pit of the incontinent spendthrifts in the U.S. government.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Shortly after landing, the smart-mouthed protagonist is greeted by an indestructible robot sidekick named Claptrap (voiced by Jack Black), who even as a bottomless pit of dull exposition and half-baked one-liners delivers many of the movie’s better moments.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2024
The only way a tank is even considered is if the Heat are hopelessly out of the playoff race at midseason, which would be hard to fathom considering that bottomless pit that is the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2024
Instead, this is a harrowing psychodrama that explores ritualistic child killings that allegedly overtook Europe in the 18th century as women’s reprieve from the bottomless pit of despair.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
But winter comes to everyone on occasion, as life seems to have a bottomless pit of challenges.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024
But is there a bottomless pit of luxury products available for worldwide distribution through resale platforms?
—Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Served with a pair of sauces, including a housemade pique infused with hot peppers, the lechón bowl is a bottomless pit of delights.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
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“Bottomless pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottomless%20pit. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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