How to Pronounce "knock the bottom out"
expression
NAHK thuh BAH-tuhm OWT
NOK thuh BOT-uhm OWT
Definition
To destroy or greatly reduce the value, effect, or strength of something, often by proving it wrong or making it useless.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnɑk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɑtəm/ /ˈaʊt
British English
nˈɒk/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈɒtəm/ /ˈaʊt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NAHK thuh BAH-tuhm OWT
UK
NOK thuh BOT-uhm OWT
Listen in Context
The new law knocked the bottom out of their business model.
Cheap imports knocked the bottom out of local prices.
His discovery knocked the bottom out of the old theory.
The scandal really knocked the bottom out of people's trust in the company.