bottomless pit
noun
: something that holds a very large amount of something
My brother's always hungry. His stomach is a bottomless pit.
The Internet is a bottomless pit of information.
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The bottomless pit of anxiety and depression eased.
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Andrew Deangelo, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Linda lashes out at everyone, a bottomless pit of emotional need, and takes refuge in drugs and alcohol.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
From the bottomless pit of phone choices, these are my favorite Android handsets, including the Google Pixel 8A, WIRED's top pick.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
Luckily, Anderson, who graduated from the London College of Fashion with a degree in menswear design, is a bottomless pit of fashion knowledge.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Looking at this bottomless pit of AI slop is, at best, confusing and, at worst, an absolute nightmare.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
In turn, Russia must let Assad know that direct talks have to happen, because Putin cannot allow Syria to be a bottomless pit of military and financial aid.
—Luay Al Khatteeb, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2015
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Andrew Deangelo, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Linda lashes out at everyone, a bottomless pit of emotional need, and takes refuge in drugs and alcohol.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
From the bottomless pit of phone choices, these are my favorite Android handsets, including the Google Pixel 8A, WIRED's top pick.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
Luckily, Anderson, who graduated from the London College of Fashion with a degree in menswear design, is a bottomless pit of fashion knowledge.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Looking at this bottomless pit of AI slop is, at best, confusing and, at worst, an absolute nightmare.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
In turn, Russia must let Assad know that direct talks have to happen, because Putin cannot allow Syria to be a bottomless pit of military and financial aid.
—Luay Al Khatteeb, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2015
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“Bottomless pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottomless%20pit. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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