How to Pronounce "the bottom fell out"
expression
thuh BAH-tuhm FEL OWT
thuh BOT-uhm FEL OWT
Definition
This expression means that something (such as a market, business, or situation) suddenly failed, dropped sharply, or collapsed unexpectedly.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɑtəm/ /ˈfɛɫ/ /ˈaʊt
British English
ðə, ði/ /bˈɒtəm/ /fˈɛl/ /ˈaʊt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
thuh BAH-tuhm FEL OWT
UK
thuh BOT-uhm FEL OWT
Listen in Context
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.