Tag: hit rock bottom
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Bottom out
WotD: Bottom out Have you ever bottomed out? It means to reach the lowest point in a situation, often before things start to improve. It is used to describe situations in which something, such as your feelings or a business, can’t get any worse. It is the same as hitting rock bottom if you are familiar with this…
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Race to the bottom
Phrase: Race to the bottom A race to the bottom happens when companies, countries, or organizations try to win more business by lowering their standards, prices, or quality. They hope to attract more customers or investments, but this kind of competition usually ends up hurting everyone. This is what had been happening in Japan for…
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Pull through
WotD: Pull through Today’s phrasal verb is a very common one. You’re bound to have heard a character in an American TV drama say pull through at least once, especially if it is a police drama with lots of shooting or injuries. Pull through means that someone with a severe illness or injury or someone…
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Hit rock bottom
Idiom: Hit rock bottom The climb up is so very hard, but once you begin to tumble down, it is easy to keep going until you hit rock bottom. We use this expression to mean you’re at an extremely low point and unable to go any lower. Now, no one wishes to hit rock bottom,…
