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 4pm on Friday, December 6, 1974, the Dow Jones industrial average hit bottom.
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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
That spike was followed by a major sell-off that hit bottom in late September, when DJT stock scraped below $12 a share.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
The United States had just suffered its weakest decade of economic growth since World War II and had hit bottom in the financial crisis of 2008, which started with the meltdown of mortgage debts in the country and quickly spread worldwide.
—Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2020
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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
That spike was followed by a major sell-off that hit bottom in late September, when DJT stock scraped below $12 a share.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
The United States had just suffered its weakest decade of economic growth since World War II and had hit bottom in the financial crisis of 2008, which started with the meltdown of mortgage debts in the country and quickly spread worldwide.
—Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2020
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“Hit bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20bottom. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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