The bottom drops/falls out of one's world In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "the bottom drops/falls out of one's world", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-05-12 04:05

Meaning of The bottom drops/falls out of one's world

The bottom drops/falls out of one's world phrase

One loses all purpose, hope and confidence of life.

When she was diagnosed with breast cancer, the bottom fell out of her world.

When he was sentenced to death, the bottom dropped out of his parents' world.

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a drowning man will clutch at a straw
Someone who is experiencing a difficult situation will take any available opportunity to overcome the situation, even if those ways are not helpful
fall into despair

To fall into a hopeless or depressed state

shit out of luck

1. Having got an unlucky outcome
2. In a hopeless situation

beat (one's) breast

To publicly show one's feeling of sadness, guilt, or anger about something or that one is pretending to do so.

Grammar and Usage of The bottom drops/falls out of one's world

Verb Forms

  • the bottom dropped/fell out of somebody's world

Normally, this verb in this phrase is conjugated in past simple tense.

Origin of The bottom drops/falls out of one's world

The origin of this phrase is not clear.

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