hit bottom

phrase

: to reach the lowest point, state, or condition

After weeks of losing value, the company's stocks have hit bottom.

I hit bottom after my wife walked out and I turned to alcohol.

Examples of hit bottom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Bakker did not hit bottom until two years later, when he was sentenced to a federal prison in 1989. — Tim Funk, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Things seemed to hit bottom after the 2008 financial crisis, prompting Phil Plummer, who was then Montgomery County Sheriff, to enter politics. — Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Things seemed to hit bottom after the 2008 financial crisis, prompting Phil Plummer, who was then Montgomery County sheriff, to enter politics. — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Things seemed to hit bottom after the 2008 financial crisis, prompting Phil Plummer — who was then Montgomery County Sheriff — to enter politics. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for hit bottom

• autumn
• scrotum