hit/reach rock bottom
idiom
: to reach the lowest point possible
Prices have hit/reached rock bottom.
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In the aftermath of the pandemic, many existing homeowners refinanced their mortgage when interest rates hit rock bottom and pocketed the difference as a lump sum.
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Eleven years ago today, Detroit hit rock bottom — but that low point set the city up for a comeback.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 18 July 2024
Iheanachor is set to be a four-year starter at Narbonne, which has been showing improvement after the Gauchos hit rock bottom when its former coach, Manuel Douglas, resigned in 2020 and players abandoned the program.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Despite these real challenges – and the constant refrain that the Caribbean nation has hit rock bottom – Haitians are adept at meeting crises head on.
—Websder Corneille, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Eleven years ago today, Detroit hit rock bottom — but that low point set the city up for a comeback.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 18 July 2024
Iheanachor is set to be a four-year starter at Narbonne, which has been showing improvement after the Gauchos hit rock bottom when its former coach, Manuel Douglas, resigned in 2020 and players abandoned the program.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Despite these real challenges – and the constant refrain that the Caribbean nation has hit rock bottom – Haitians are adept at meeting crises head on.
—Websder Corneille, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024
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