bottom out
(intr, adverb) to reach the lowest point and level out: the recession shows no sign of bottoming out
Words Nearby bottom out
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How to use bottom out in a sentence
A Newt win here could knock the bottom out of the Romney campaign, removing the core arguments of inevitability and electability.
Newt's Secret Florida Weapon: Marco Rubio's 2010 Campaign Manager | John Avlon | January 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd I should kick the bottom out of dis crate just because you don't like the looks of somebody behind us!
I selected one which was exactly square, about two feet on each side, and carefully knocked the bottom out.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonI was less than ten paces from it when the light suddenly vanished, and five paces more knocked the bottom out of the mystery.
Wandering Heath | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchIt seemed to knock the bottom out of his whole theory that he who does right is always safe.
Tom Slade with the Colors | Percy K. Fitzhugh
Then slip the bottom out from under the cake and allow the cake to cool.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Other Idioms and Phrases with bottom out
Reach the lowest level, as in The recession appears to have bottomed out. This verbal use of bottom originated in the late 1800s and, with the addition of out in the mid-1900s, tends to be used mostly in the context of trade and finance.
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