hit bottom

Idioms  

1. Also, touch bottom. Reach the worst or lowest point. For example, When he lost his job again they knew they had hit bottom, or When wheat prices touch bottom, the farmers will be up in arms. [Second half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Though it won’t be a straight line upward, it’s fair to say Big Tech hit bottom and is now ascending.

From Slate

More recent figures like a crucial confidence indicator or the latest PMI data suggest that growth has hit bottom already and a slow recovery is underway, helped by a mild winter that has limited energy spending.

From Reuters

The boat descended in a churning brown trough and hit bottom, then popped up, throwing the passengers to the front.

From Los Angeles Times

In the third quarter of last year, “the market may have hit bottom,” the company said, noting it was “the lowest quarter for investment in the space economy since” the end of 2013.

From Washington Post

“The thing about Florida Democrats is we keep learning with every passing year that just when you thought you had hit bottom, you discover that there are new abysses to fall deeper and deeper into,” said Fernand Amandi, a veteran Democratic operative in the state.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• break down
• decline
• fall