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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ekaterina	ye-kah-tye-REE-nah (Russian), ee-kah-tee-REE-nah (Russian)	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Kaveh	-	Persian, Persian Mythology
Adnett	['ædnit]
Ashe	[æf]
Eunice	['ju:nis]
Norma	NAWR-mə (English)	English, Italian, Literature