bottom falling out
Everything gives way
Bottom falling out describes a sudden collapse or failure, as if the base supporting something gave way without warning.
The image is of a container losing its bottom, spilling everything.
It applies to markets The bottom fell out of real estate prices, emotional states I felt the bottom fall out of my stomach, or any situation that abruptly loses its foundation.
- panic attackSudden intense fear episode
- credit crunchSevere reduction in lending
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- market crashSudden market decline
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
debt crisis · going under · despair · bankruptcy · mental breakdown · depression · existential crisis · collapse · political upheaval · natural disaster · burnout · social unrest · public health emergency · house of cards · wheels coming off · heartbreak · industrial accident · stock market crash
bottom falling outskyrocketing
Rising sharply and quickly
taking off · shooting up · exploding · bouncing back · hitting the jackpot
bottom falling outholding firm
Maintaining position resolutely
rock solid · keeping it together · on solid ground · unshakeable · weathering the storm
bottom falling outbull market
Period of rising prices
price spike · boom · rally · economic upturn
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