idiom
hit rock bottom
HIT ROK BOT-um
hɪt rɒk ˈbɒtəmListen
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Syllable breakdown
hitrockbottom
Dictionary meaning
reach the lowest possible point in a negative trajectory, whether financial, emotional, physical, or professional; arrive at the worst possible state before any improvement can begin; the phrase draws on the nautical image of a vessel running aground on the seabed, leaving nowhere further to sink
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