Idiom
bottom of the line
Meaning
The worst or lowest quality on the market, especially among a range of products.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“These cheap shoes are the bottom of the line.”
“We cannot buy this computer because it is the bottom of the line and will break quickly.”
“Although the company marketed the device as a premium product, critics argued it was merely the bottom of the line in terms of build quality.”
Examples
simple
“These cheap shoes are the bottom of the line.”
contextual
“We cannot buy this computer because it is the bottom of the line and will break quickly.”
complex
“Although the company marketed the device as a premium product, critics argued it was merely the bottom of the line in terms of build quality.”
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