hit/reach rock bottom
idiom
: to reach the lowest point possible
Prices have hit/reached rock bottom.
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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.
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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
As his helicopter floated into the sky, Nixon seemed to be fleeing a United States that had hit rock bottom.
—John A. Lawrence, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
Over the past year, Washington and Beijing have made important headway in stabilizing relations, which hit rock bottom in 2022 amid disputes in areas such as Taiwan, technology, human rights, and foreign policy.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2024
In early February, vacancy rates in New York City hit rock bottom at just 1.4%.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
In recent years, trust between Washington and Beijing has hit rock bottom.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2024
The Orioles traded away Manny Machado in 2018, lost the most games in the majors over a four-year span, and hit rock bottom during a 19-game losing streak in 2021.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024
Interest in this particular Trader Joe’s product may have hit rock bottom, so to speak.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
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
As his helicopter floated into the sky, Nixon seemed to be fleeing a United States that had hit rock bottom.
—John A. Lawrence, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
Over the past year, Washington and Beijing have made important headway in stabilizing relations, which hit rock bottom in 2022 amid disputes in areas such as Taiwan, technology, human rights, and foreign policy.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2024
In early February, vacancy rates in New York City hit rock bottom at just 1.4%.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
In recent years, trust between Washington and Beijing has hit rock bottom.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2024
The Orioles traded away Manny Machado in 2018, lost the most games in the majors over a four-year span, and hit rock bottom during a 19-game losing streak in 2021.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024
Interest in this particular Trader Joe’s product may have hit rock bottom, so to speak.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
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