idioms using “bottom”

Rock bottom

The lowest possible level

“The award-winning singer said she hit rock bottom when her last album failed to sell.”

Bet one’s bottom dollar

To believe in something so much that one would bet one’s last dollar on it

“I’m so convinced that Tanaka-san will win the “Best actress” award that I’d bet my bottom dollar on it.”

Bottom out

To hit the lowest point

“The stock market seems to have bottomed out and is trending upward slowly.”

Bottom rung of the ladder

An entry-level job

“In this company, every graduate has to start at the bottom rung of the ladder and work hard to move up.”

Get to the bottom of

To find the cause of a problem, to solve a mystery

“The quality control team was determined to get to the bottom of the problem of the defective parts that were manufactured last month.”