rock bottomnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌrɒk ˈbɒt.əm/us/ˌrɑːk ˈbɑː.t̬əm/informalrock bottom noun [ U ] (LOW)
the lowest possible level:
Confidence in the government is at rock bottom.
Prices have reached rock bottom.
They were selling the goods at rock-bottom prices.
The president's approval ratings have hit rock bottom.
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Higher and lower points of achievement
- apex
- apogee
- capstone
- climax
- consummation
- glory days
- height
- heyday
- high point
- high tide
- high water mark
- Indian summer
- nadir
- peak
- plumb
- the acme
- trough
- vertex
- zenith
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Costing little or no money
rock bottom noun [ U ] (UNHAPPY)
the most unhappy that someone has ever been in their life:
Dan had just left me and I was at rock bottom.
Alcoholics often have to reach/hit rock bottom before they can recognize that they have a problem.
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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
- a cloud on the horizon idiom
- a fate worse than death idiom
- a hard/tough row to hoe idiom
- a narrow squeak idiom
- bind
- crunch
- curse
- eventuality
- fate
- feeding frenzy
- genie
- going
- have a bumpy ride idiom
- rum
- schtuck
- shtook
- stalemate
- standoff
- vortex
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