hit bottom
idiom
: to reach the lowest point, state, or condition
After weeks of losing value, the company's stocks have hit bottom.
I hit bottom after my wife walked out and I turned to alcohol.
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These cuts hit bottom in September 2020, about 30% above the 2020 starting point.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
The stock fell 5% on an up day for the market, another blow to Intel shareholders who had hoped—finally—that things might have hit bottom.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
At some point, though, gasoline prices will hit bottom and will have no way to go but up.
—Christian Weller, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
The stock fell 5% on an up day for the market, another blow to Intel shareholders who had hoped—finally—that things might have hit bottom.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
At some point, though, gasoline prices will hit bottom and will have no way to go but up.
—Christian Weller, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Hit bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20bottom. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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