bubble burst
Illusion suddenly ended
When a bubble bursts, something that had been inflated—literally or figuratively—suddenly collapses.
The phrase most often describes economic bubbles: periods when asset prices rise far beyond intrinsic value before crashing back down.
The housing bubble burst in 2008.
More broadly, having your bubble burst means losing an illusion or having unrealistic hopes destroyed: Sorry to burst your bubble, but she's not interested.
- popFizzy drink, regionally
- deflateRelease air from
- collapseSudden structural failure
- crashSudden violent impact
- dot comInternet-based company
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- Market Crashescrash, market collapse, collapse, Black Monday, Black Tuesday
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- economic crisisrecession, depression, collapse, downturn, contraction
- money jokesbroke jokes, poor jokes, stock jokes, loan shark, bull market
- Dot-com Eradot-com crash, irrational exuberance, IPOs, stock speculation, Silicon Valley
- financial crisesfinancial collapse, bank run, economic collapse, bank failure, bank failures
bubble burstboom
Loud deep sound
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