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hit rock bottom

hit rock bottom verb: to reach the lowest possible state in one's life.

Verb

hit rock bottom (third-person singular simple present hits rock bottom, present participle hitting rock bottom, simple past and past participle hit rock bottom)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To reach the lowest possible state in one's life.

Synonyms of hit rock bottom

Forms of hit rock bottom

third-person singular presenthits rock bottom
present participlehitting rock bottom
past participlehit rock bottom
pasthit rock bottom

Questions about hit rock bottom

What does hit rock bottom mean?
Hit rock bottom means to reach the lowest possible state in one's life.
What part of speech is hit rock bottom?
Hit rock bottom is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit rock bottom?
The past tense of hit rock bottom is hit rock bottom.

Words near hit rock bottom in the dictionary

  1. hit paydirt
  2. hit piece
  3. hit pieces
  4. hit point
  5. hit points
  6. hit rock bottom
  7. hit send
  8. hit someone for six
  9. hit someone when they are down
  10. hit someone when they were down
  11. hit squad

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