Idiom
hit rock bottom
Meaning
To reach the lowest possible state in one's life.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He hit rock bottom after losing his job and his home.”
“After years of struggling with debt and poor health, he finally hit rock bottom and decided to seek professional help.”
“Only when he had hit rock bottom, stripped of his reputation and his fortune, did he begin to understand the true value of his family.”
Examples
simple
“He hit rock bottom after losing his job and his home.”
contextual
“After years of struggling with debt and poor health, he finally hit rock bottom and decided to seek professional help.”
complex
“Only when he had hit rock bottom, stripped of his reputation and his fortune, did he begin to understand the true value of his family.”
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