bottom falls out
Everything gives way
When the bottom falls out, something collapses suddenly and completely—a market, a plan, a relationship.
The image is of a container whose base gives way, spilling everything: The bottom fell out of the housing market in 2008.
Often describes emotional devastation: When she left, the bottom fell out of my world.
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- breaking pointMoment of collapse
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- despairTotal absence of hope
hopelessness · tipping point · point of no return · domino effect · going under · credit crunch · deflation · unraveling · spiraling down · disbelief · reality check · shock · financial panic · economic depression · market crash · house of cards · fear · landslide
bottom falls outskyrockets
Rises sharply and suddenly
takes off · shoots up · soars · surges · bounces back
bottom falls outgradual decline
Slow downward trend
slow erosion · controlled descent · soft landing · bull market · economic boom
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