through the floor

idiom

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

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But right now, Trump just wants people to overlook recent hints about Medicare cuts, which sent hospital stocks through the floor. Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2025 Seventeen wooden joists in the south-west corner’s terracing collapsed, sending those standing in the affected area through the floor, with some mangled in the steel and others plunging all the way to the ground. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 17 May 2025 The male suspect then fired multiple rounds through the floor of an upstairs bedroom, police said. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025 Ottawa County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) deputies told the outlets that while the shooting is being considered accidental, investigators believe that a suspect, who was on the second floor of the home, fired a gun through the floor multiple times, and one bullet struck Lotterman in the head. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 May 2025 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 3 Jul. 2025.

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