at low ebb

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at (a) low ebb (slightly formal) also at its lowest ebb

below the usual condition or standard The divorce comes at a time when Jackson's career is at a low ebb. Support for the arts has reached its lowest ebb and we hope it won't go any lower.

Related vocabulary: up to par

See also: ebb, low

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Manufacturing might be at low ebb just now but visionaries like Stuart show the flame of innovation is far from extinguished. Vision is driving force for success by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) However, your remark that ``When Labour won power (locally) in 1983, the city was at low ebb . Letter: Thatcher blamed by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) With confidence at low ebb, household purchases of high-end goods and services should languish below 2 percent through the first half of the year, surpassing 3 percent by the end of the year. PANAMA'S SLUGGISH HIGH-END SALES by Market Latin America			at first sight at full blast at full speed at full strength at full stretch at great length at half-mast at hand at hazard at heart at heels at home at home with at issue at it again at knee at large at last at least at least so many at leisure at length at liberty at loggerheads at loose ends at low ebb at most at mother's knee at night at no time at odds at once at one fell swoop at one sitting at one time at one time or another at own game at pains to at peace at peace with at play at point-blank range at present at random at regular intervals at request at rest at risk at sea at sea level at service			At Least Once Asked Questions at least so many At leastways at leisure at leisure at leisure at leisure at length at length at length at length at length at liberty at liberty at liberty at liberty at limit at loggerheads at loggerheads at loggerheads at loggerheads at loggerheads over at long last at long last at long last at long last at long last At long running at loose ends at loose ends at low ebb At mark At mark At mark at mercy at most at most at most at most at most at mother's knee at mother's knee at mother's knee at mother's knee AT motherboard at my command at my command At My Earliest Convenience At Night at night all cats are gray at night all cats are gray at night all cats are gray AT NO AT NO AT NO AT NO AT NO At No Expense to the Government at no period at no time at no time

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