the bottom drops/falls out

idiom

—used of something that suddenly fails or becomes unable to continue in a normal and effective way

Analysts warn that recent changes in the region may result in the bottom dropping out of the oil market.

Examples of the bottom drops/falls out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the combination of chronic underinvestment in exploration and maintenance, the loss of access to international credit markets following sovereign default in 2017, and the imposition of U.S. sanctions on the oil industry that same year saw the bottom fall out of the industry. —Moisés Naím, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2021

Without the Fed, the 2008 crisis would have seen the bottom drop out of the world. —Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

Crisp and efficient for much of the first quarter, the Clippers (3-5) saw the bottom fall out in a second quarter in which Dallas shot 64% and scored 47 points. —Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023

The short-handed Pacers kept it close for two quarters but saw the bottom fall out in the third for a 116-100 loss, their third straight by double figures and their fourth out of five so far on their seven-game road trip. —Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2022