| 单词 | to bump along the bottom |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bump along the bottom P2. Originally and chiefly Business and Finance. to bump along the bottom: to remain at a low point in performance or ranking, without improving or deteriorating further. Usually in to be bumping along the bottom. ΚΠ 1908 Mainly about People 18 Jan. 70/1 While it is very likely that the American market is now ‘bumping along the bottom’, it is not in a position..to steam away full speed ahead. 1950 E. Devons Planning in Pract. iii. 56 Because of changes that needed to be made.., [aircraft] production would merely bump along the bottom for some months. 1992 New Builder 13 Feb. 14/3 A clutch of statistics which point to an industry bumping along the bottom. 2014 Irish Mirror (Nexis) 7 Nov. It becomes harder to get angry and militant when a club you like is bumping along the bottom. < as lemmas |
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