hit bottom

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]

Example Sentences

Nobody knows when a market will hit bottom and start to rise again, but when it comes to bonds, there are signs of capitulation all around.

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Braxton: Tim hit bottom at hyper-speed.

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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.

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It’s easy to see why esteem for the court has hit bottom.

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Famed investor Bill Gross said last week he believed the sector had hit bottom and added he was holding a number of regional bank stocks, fueling sharp rallies in their shares.

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Related Words

• break down 
• decline 
• fall