bottom fell out

the bottom falls out (of something)

The value of something reaches an extreme low point or collapses entirely. If the bottom falls out of the housing market, I'll have to sell the house for a significant loss. The CEO is being investigated for insider trading because she cashed out over $200 million in stocks just before the bottom fell out.

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bottom fell out (of something)

Fig. a much lower limit or level of something was reached. The bottom fell out of the market and I lost a lot of money.

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