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bottom out
to reach the lowest point.
The price of wheat bottomed out last week. Now it's rising again.My interest in school bottomed out in my junior year, so I quit and got a job.
fan the flames (of something)
to make something more intense; to make a situation worse.
The riot fanned the flames of racial hatred even more.The hostility in the school is bad enough without anyone fanning the flames.
go downhill
[for something] to decline and grow worse and worse.
This industry is going downhill. We lose money every year.As one gets older, one tends to go downhill.
go from bad to worse
to progress from a bad state to a worse state.
This is a terrible day. Things are going from bad to worse.My cold is awful. It went from bad to worse in just an hour.
go into a nosedive and take a nosedive
to go into a rapid emotional or financial decline, or a decline in health. (Informal.)
Our profits took a nosedive last year.After he broke his hip, Mr. Brown's health went into a nosedive, and he never recovered.
go into a tailspin
[for someone] to become disoriented or panicked; [for someone's life] to fall apart. (Informal.)
Although John was a great success, his life went into a tailspin.After her father died, Mary's world fell apart, and she went into a tailspin.
hit bottom
to reach the lowest or worst point. (Informal.)
Our profits have hit bottom. This is our worst year ever.When my life hit bottom, I began to feel much better. I knew that if there was going to be any change, it would be for the better.
hit the skids
to decline; to decrease in value. (Slang.)
Business usually hits the skids in the summer.Tom hit the skids after he lost his job.
out of the frying pan into the fire
from a bad situation to a worse situation. (Often with jump.)
When I tried to argue about my fine for a traffic violation, the judge charged me with contempt of court. I really went out of the frying pan into the fire.I got deeply in debt. Then I really got out of the frying pan into the fire when I lost my job.
take a turn for the worse
to start to get worse.
It appeared that she was going to get well; then, unfortunately, she took a turn for the worse.My job was going quite well; then last week things took a turn for the worse.
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