rock bottom | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Theverylowestpossiblelevel.Pork belly futures have hitrock bottom.2021October 20, Angie Doll explains to Paul Clifton, “We were absolutely atrock bottom...”, inRAIL, number942, page34:"We were absolutely atrock bottom. Our passengers didn't like us. Our stakeholders didn't like us. Our own staff didn't like us.2022August 29, Damian Carrington, “Major sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable’”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:“It is a very conservativerock-bottomminimum,” said Prof Jason Box from the National Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (Geus), who led the research. “Realistically, we will see this figure more than double within this century.”2023June 6, Jim Waterson, Kiran Stacey, quotingPrince Harry, “Britain’s government and press at rock bottom, Prince Harry tells court”, inThe Guardian‎[2],→ISSN:Harry told the high court that “our country is judged globally by the state of our press and our government, both of which I believe are atrock bottom”.; (idiomatic)The lowest possiblestatein one’slife, whethermentally,socially, or otherwise; often, a period ofextremementalstress,homelessness, orrejectionby allfriendsandfamily.Some people believe that mental illnesses can't be treated unless the person hitsrock bottomfirst.2020October 14, Phil McNulty, “England 0-1 Denmark: 'Harry Maguire looked devoid of confidence in Nations League loss'”, inBBC Sport‎[3]:when referee Jesus Gil Manzano showed him the red card, Maguire resembled an individual who had hitrock bottom.

Examples:

EN: He's paying a rock bottom price. It's a bargain.
ES: Está pagando un precio muy bajo Esta es una oferta
EN: Boys, your name'll be in lights from the rock bottom coast of Maine... to the sunny strands of California.
ES: Amigos, vuestros nombres estarán en las marquesinas desde la costa de Maine... hasta las soleadas orillas de California.
EN: Mr. Krueger, I promise you, no, I guarantee you, that the Krueger pork sausage will become a household word from the rock bottom coast of Maine to the sunny shores of California.
ES: Sr. Krueger, le prometo, no, le garantizo, que la salchicha Krueger se convertirá en una palabra familiar desde la costa rocosa de Maine hasta las soleadas costas de California.
EN: It's rock bottom...
ES: - No, no lo es.
EN: I believe that human nature has reached rock bottom and is now in the upward grade.
ES: La naturaleza humana tocó fondo. Está en fase ascendente.
EN: I needed to hit rock bottom before I could change.
ES: Necesitaba llegar hasta el fondo para poder cambiar.
EN: We've hit bottom, rock bottom.
ES: Hemos llegado abajo. Tocamos fondo.
EN: We've now hit rock bottom.
ES: Ya tocamos fondo.
EN: My heart went down to rock bottom We'd ridden full tilt into a track.
ES: Nos habíamos metido en una ratonera.
EN: It's at rock bottom now.
ES: Ahora está por los suelos.
EN: I took all that into consideration, but when I got rigth down to rock bottom, this was the only thing I could do.
ES: Lo he considerado todo, pero cuando tanga más años, ...esto es lo único que podría hacer.
EN: In the 60 years of Quality magazine, this hits rock bottom.
ES: En los 60 años de la revista QUALITY, esto es el no va más.
EN: And I mean rock bottom.
ES: Lo que significa un nivel bajisimo
EN: Well... 695 guineas and that's the rock bottom.
ES: Bueno... 695 guineas y es mi última oferta.
EN: But that's rock bottom.
ES: Pero no bajo más.

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