the pits
Completely rock bottom
The pits is an informal expression meaning the worst possible situation or thing, the absolute lowest point.
It conveys strong disapproval or disgust: This weather is the pits.
The phrase likely derives from the unpleasant image of a dark, dirty pit—the bottom of something undesirable.
It functions as a predicate noun, typically following a form of "be": Monday mornings are the pits.
- awfulExtremely bad quality
- the dumpsState of gloom
- dreadfulCausing great fear or suffering
- appallingInspiring horror or disgust
- nadirLowest possible point
terrible · abysmal · hellhole · living hell · atrocious · bad · no good · lousy · rock-bottom · bottom of the barrel · crap · absolute worst · worst · garbage · horrendous · inferno · intolerable · unbearable
- lamentslamentation, wailing, keen, keening, lament