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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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 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 See all Example Sentences for hit bottom