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bottom drops out

bottom drops out phrase: synonym of bottom falls out (“something fails or collapses”).

Phrase

bottom drops out

  1. Synonym of bottom falls out (“something fails or collapses”).
    • "You and I are not wanted here, Inspector," he whispered. "The bottom's dropped out of the case," and they slipped away together.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

Synonyms of bottom drops out

Questions about bottom drops out

What does bottom drops out mean?
Bottom drops out means synonym of bottom falls out (“something fails or collapses”).
What part of speech is bottom drops out?
Bottom drops out is a phrase.

Words near bottom drops out in the dictionary

  1. bottom dollars
  2. bottom drawer
  3. bottom drawer syndrome
  4. bottom drawers
  5. bottom drop
  6. bottom drops out
  7. bottom dweller
  8. bottom dwellers
  9. bottom dwelling
  10. bottom edge
  11. bottom edged

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