through the floor

phrase

: to a very low level
The value of the stock has dropped/gone/fallen through the floor.

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Light floods through the floor-to-ceiling windows of The Pizza Bar on 38th, located inside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Nihonbashi. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026 The crash happens at the exact same second our main couple locks eyes, right over Gordon’s shoulder, plainly shown through the floor-to-ceiling window. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 Ivan Datsiv, an IT worker, was in his apartment in Kyiv’s Podil district when a Russian drone tore through the floor on Tuesday, charring the ceilings and walls of his apartment and completely destroying the one next door. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 In the guest rooms, the tastefully redone interiors share the spotlight with expansive views of Saratoga Passage and the Cascade Mountains beyond, spilling through the floor-to-ceiling windows. — Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for through the floor

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“Through the floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/through%20the%20floor. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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