bottom drops out, the



bottom drops out, the

Also, the bottom falls out. A collapse occurs, as in The bottom dropped out of the steel market, or When they lost the game, the bottom fell out of their hopes to make the playoffs. This term alludes to collapsing deeper than the very lowest point, or bottom. [First half of 1600s]
See also: bottom, drop

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yngvarr-Ancient Scandinavian
LaimutĖ-Lithuanian
CrinaKREE-nahRomanian
Terrence['terəns]
'Ezra'-Biblical Hebrew
KristyKRIS-teeEnglish