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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At some point, though, gasoline prices will hit bottom and will have no way to go but up.
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Christian Weller, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Going back to 1929, the average bear market has taken an average of nearly 19 months to hit bottom and caused a loss of 38.5% for the S&P 500, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Before December’s drop, the Credit Card Confidence Index had last hit bottom in June 2022, the month when the annual inflation rate hit a 40-year high of 9.1%.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
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
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Christian Weller, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Going back to 1929, the average bear market has taken an average of nearly 19 months to hit bottom and caused a loss of 38.5% for the S&P 500, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Before December’s drop, the Credit Card Confidence Index had last hit bottom in June 2022, the month when the annual inflation rate hit a 40-year high of 9.1%.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
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
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“Hit bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20bottom. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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