bottom fishing
idiomBuying, or seeking opportunities to buy, investment securities or other valuable properties at a time when markets are depressed and prices are low.
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bet one's bottom dollar
To be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough of something to wager everything.
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bottom dollar
The last of one's money; all of one's money.
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bottom line
The summary or result; the most important information.
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bottom of the line
The worst or lowest quality on the market, especially among a range of products.
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bottom of the ninth
By extension, any last chance or final opportunity.
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bottom out
Of a vehicle, to touch or drag along the ground or other surface.
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bottom the house
To clean a house from top to bottom; to clean a house extremely thoroughly.
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fishing expedition
A search for information, especially incriminating information, that is conducted without specific direction or goal, in the hope that something may turn up.