Synonyms for hit bottom
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bot-uh m |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɒt əm |
Top 10 synonyms for hit bottom Other synonyms for the word hit bottom
- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- break down
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- fold
- founder
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miscarry
- misfire
- miss
- miss fire
- miss the boat
- miss the mark
- play into
- run aground
- slip
- turn out badly
Définition of hit bottom
Origin :- Old English botm, bodan "ground, soil, foundation, lowest part," from Proto-Germanic *buthm- (cf. Old Frisian boden "soil," Old Norse botn, Dutch bodem, Old High German bodam, German Boden "ground, earth, soil"), from PIE root *bhu(n)d(h)- (cf. Sanskrit budhnah, Avestan buna- "bottom," Greek pythmen "foundation," Latin fundus "bottom, piece of land, farm," Old Irish bond "sole of the foot"). Meaning "posterior of a person" is from 1794. Bottom dollar "the last dollar one has" is from 1882. Bottom-feeder, originally of fishes, is from 1866.
- As in miscarry : verb fail to attain goal
- As in fail : verb be unsuccessful
- And judging by the deep sadness in his soul, he knew he had hit bottom.
- Extract from : « Ten From Infinity » by Paul W. Fairman
- While working our way inshore over the shoals we hit bottom several times and finally went aground.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- The truth is I have hit bottom good and hard and it is only to-day that I have come to the surface.
- Extract from : « Lady of the Decoration » by Frances Little
- Hit bottom hard at 64 feet, and proceeded along bottom at full speed.
- Extract from : « The Story of Our Submarines » by John Graham Bower
Antonyms for hit bottom
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