touch bottom

Reach the lowest point, as in During the recession the economists kept saying that we hadn't touched bottom yet. This metaphor for reaching the ground under a body of water has been used since the mid-1800s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vlatko	-	Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Frazier	FRAY-zhər	Scottish, English
ÅSa	AW-sah	Swedish
AmÍLcar	-	Portuguese, Spanish
Thorburn	THAWR-bərn	English (Rare)
Dulf	DULF	Limburgish