ROCK BOTTOM Definition & Meaning

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rock bottom

noun

the very lowest level:
He went bankrupt and touched rock bottom.

rock-bottom

[ rok-bot-uhm ]

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adjective

at the lowest possible limit or level; extremely low:
rock-bottom prices.

rock bottom

noun

1. the lowest possible level
2. ( as modifier )
  rock-bottom prices

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of rock bottom¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Origin of rock bottom²

First recorded in 1880–85

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Idioms and Phrases

The lowest possible level, absolute bottom, as in Wheat prices have reached rock bottom . This idiom alludes to the presence of bedrock that prevents digging farther down. [Late 1800s]

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"We're resourceful, we want to make things work, and yet these people are at absolute rock bottom."

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This has to be England's latest visit to rock bottom.

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This current malaise is comparable to any of the previous "rock bottom" scenarios.

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Maybe L.A. has hit rock bottom with this disaster, and something good could come out of this.

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But privately many Tories fear they have not yet hit rock bottom.

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