bottom fall out | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tofail; tocollapse; toworsen; to enter a state ofdisarray.1664, Samuel Rutherford,Joshua redivivus, or, Mr. Rutherfoord's letters[…]‎[1],[Rotterdam?],page243:Dear Brother, I cannot tell what is become of my labours among that people: If all that my Lord builded by me be caſten down, & thebottom fallen outof the profeſſion of that parish,[…]how can I bear it?1889, Horatio Alger Jr.,Luke Walton, or The Chicago Newsboy‎[2], Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co.,page132:With the ten thousand dollars, I hired an office, printed circulars, distributed glowing accounts of imaginary wealth, etc. It cost considerable[sic]for advertising, but I sold seventy thousand shares, and when I had gathered in the money I let thebottom fall out.1991May 5, Stewart Ain, “Bottom Falls Out Of Summer Job Market”, inThe New York Times‎[3],→ISSN:But in the last four months, thebottom has fallen outof the job market, officials say.2003, James F. Petras, Henry Veltmeyer,System in Crisis: The Dynamics of Free Market Capitalism, page10:The first major financial crisis occurred in Mexico, in December 1994, when thebottom fell outof the stock market[…]

Examples:

EN: - Should the bottom fall out?
ES: - ¿Si nos cae la bomba?
EN: Careful not to let the bottom fall out
ES: Ten cuidado de no dejar caer la parte inferior.
ID: hati-hati jangan sampai bagian bawah terjatuh.
EN: Just thinking about that day is almost making my bottom fall out.
ES: Sólo de pensar en ese día está haciendo que mi parte inferior se caiga.
ID: Memikirkan hari itu saja bisa membuat pantatku makin melorot.
EN: Do you know how it feels to have your bottom fall out?
ES: ¿Sabe como se siente que se caiga su trasero?
ID: Sekarang kau tahu rasanya pantat yang mau keluar?

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