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Idiom: Hit rock bottom
The climb up is so very hard, but once you begin to tumble down, it is easy to keep going until you hit rock bottom.
We use this expression to mean you’re at an extremely low point and unable to go any lower.
Now, no one wishes to hit rock bottom, but if you do, you should look on the bright side and realize the only way left is up.
Well, I suppose you could stay in a trough for a time, but we’re positive thinkers here, so we only go up or down – never go sideways.
The idiom hit rock bottom is versatile because you can use it in a tremendously wide variety of situations.
If your wife divorces you, your dog runs away, you lose your job, and someone steals your car, you have hit rock bottom.
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Looking on the bright side, though, you also have the makings of a hit country song.
Some people have emotionally hit rock bottom because of this pandemic.
Life has been turned upside down, and for some, it’s hard to cope.
You can only binge-watch Game of Thrones or Tiger King so many times, and the 24-hour news cycle will drive you insane.
The best thing to do is find your happy place, your healthy happy place and begin the long, hard climb to the top again.
We all now have a fantastic opportunity for personal improvement.
The Internet is a perfect place to learn new things and build new skills.
Whenever you hit rock bottom, adopt a positive attitude and pull yourself up by the bootstraps.
Tomorrow is another lovely day.
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