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hit rock bottom
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hit rock bottom also reach rock bottom
to reach the lowest possible level or be in the worst possible situation She used illegal drugs for eight years and quit before she hit rock bottom. The department has reached rock bottom, with employees being fired and supervisors facing criminal charges.
Usage notes: also used in the form be at rock bottom: Grain prices are now at rock bottom.
See also: bottom, hit, rock


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The low ratio of write downs indicates the crisis has yet to reach rock bottom and the consequential misery is likely to cast a further cloud over the business world, particularly small businesses.
A BBC spokesman said: "Sunshine is a heart-warming story about how, when you reach rock bottom, the only thing that matters are the people you love.
A BBC spokesman said: "Sunshine is a heart-warming story about how, when you reach rock bottom, the only thing that matters are the people you love.
 
 
 
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