كيف تنطق "the bottom fell out"

expression

thuh BAH-tuhm FEL OWT

thuh BOT-uhm FEL OWT

التعريف

This expression means that something (such as a market, business, or situation) suddenly failed, dropped sharply, or collapsed unexpectedly.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɑtəm/ /ˈfɛɫ/ /ˈaʊt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ðə, ði/ /bˈɒtəm/ /fˈɛl/ /ˈaʊt

أمريكي

thuh BAH-tuhm FEL OWT

بريطاني

thuh BOT-uhm FEL OWT

When the company lost its main customer, the bottom fell out of its profits.

After the rainy season, the bottom fell out of fruit prices.

People stopped buying their product and the bottom fell out of the business.

Everyone was investing until the bottom fell out of the stock market in 2008.