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the bottom fell out

the bottom fell out (of something)

something suddenly lost value When the bottom fell out of the real estate market, a lot of people lost a lot of money.
Usage notes: usually used in the past tense
See also: bottom, fell, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Maximilianmahk-see-MEE-lee-ahn (German), mak-si-MIL-ee-ən (English), mak-si-MIL-yən (English)German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
JanetJAN-ətEnglish
Erminio-Italian
Cam (1)-Vietnamese
BradfordBRAD-fərdEnglish
Athena[ə'θi:nə]
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