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bell-bottomed[ʹbel͵bɒtəmd]
a
<Í> колоколом; расклёшенный
bell-bottomed trousers см. bell-bottoms

bottom Идиома

bottom dollar

one

bottom fall out/drop out

to fall below an earlier lowest price When the bottom fell out of the coffee market many companies had to stop doing business.

bottom fell out

(See the bottom fell out)

bottom line

the total, the final figure on a balance sheet When they examined the bottom line of the company they decided not to invest in it.

bottom out

reach the lowest or worst point of something The value of the stock has begun to bottom out and should soon begin to increase in value.

bottom rung

the first step, the lowest position Jerry, my boy, in this company you start at the bottom rung.

bottoms up

finish your drinks, drink the remainder """Bottoms up,"" said his friend. ""It's time to go."""

from the bottom of my heart

sincerely, with deep feeling For your kindness, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

from the bottom of one

with great feeling, sincerely I thanked him from the bottom of my heart for helping my daughter when she was sick.

get to the bottom of

get the facts, find the cause Did you get to the bottom of the problem? What is the cause?

hit bottom

be at the very lowest, not be able to go any lower The economy hit bottom last year but is finally starting to improve.

hit rock bottom

feel very unfortunate, feel very depressed After his farm was seized, he hit rock bottom - lost all hope.

rock bottom

(See hit rock bottom)

scrape the bottom of the barrel

use the last ones or the worst ones, seconds He's a bad referee. We scraped the bottom of the barrel to find him.

the bottom fell out

the project stopped, the business failed, the wheels fall off When the price of oil dropped, the bottom fell out of the oil industry in Alberta.

the bottom line

the final number, the conclusion The bottom line is this: we can't afford to buy another store.

you can bet your bottom dollar

you can be sure of it, you can bet your last dollar on it If Terry knows about the dance, you can bet your bottom dollar he'll be there.

bottom burp

wind from the anus, a fart; generally children's expression

bottomless pit

a person with an insatiable appetite for food

soft as a baby's bottom

Idiom(s): (as) soft as a baby's bottom

Theme: SOFTNESS

very soft and smooth to the touch.
• This cloth is as soft as a baby's bottom.
• No, Bob doesn't shave yet. His cheeks are soft as a baby's bottom.

learn sth from the bottom up

Idiom(s): learn sth from the bottom up

Theme: LEARNING

to learn something thoroughly, from the very beginning; to learn all aspects of something, even the most lowly. (Informal.)
• I learned my business from the bottom up.
• I started out sweeping the floors and learned everything from the bottom up.

from top to bottom

Idiom(s): from top to bottom

Theme: COMPLETELY

from the highest point to the lowest point; throughout.
• I have to clean the house from top to bottom today.
• We need to replace our elected officials from top to bottom.

from the bottom of one's heart

Idiom(s): from the bottom of one's heart

Theme: SINCERITY

sincerely.
• When I returned the lost kitten to Mrs. Brown, she thanked me from the bottom of her heart.
• Oh, thank you! I’m grateful from the bottom of my heart.

bet one's bottom dollar

Idiom(s): bet one's bottom dollar AND bet one's life

Theme: CERTAINTY

to be quite certain (about something). (Both are informal and folksy. A bottom dollar is the last dollar.)
• I'll be there. You bet your bottom dollar.
• I bet my bottom dollar you can't swim across the pool.
• You bet your life I can't swim that far.
• I bet my life on it.

at the bottom of the ladder

Idiom(s): at the bottom of the ladder

Theme: ADVANCEMENT

at the lowest level of pay and status.
• Most people start work at the bottom of the ladder.
• When Ann got fired, she had to start all over again at the bottom of the ladder.

at the bottom of the hour

Idiom(s): at the bottom of the hour

Theme: TIME - SPECIFIC

on the half hour; the opposite of at the top of the hour. (Typically heard on television or the radio.)
• Hear the news on WNAG at the bottom of the hour.
• We will have an interview with Harry Kravitz at the bottom of the hour.

At the bottom of the totem pole

(USA) If someone is at the bottom of the totem pole, they are unimportant. Opposite is at the top of the totem pole.

Bet your bottom dollar

(USA) If you can bet your bottom dollar on something, you can be absolutely sure about it.

From the bottom of your heart

If someone does something from the bottom of their heart, then they do it with genuine emotion and feeling.

Smooth as a baby's bottom

If something is smooth as a baby's bottom, it has a regular, flat surface.

I'll bet you my bottom dollar|bet|bottom|bottom do

interj., informal An exaggerated assertion of assurance. I'll bet you my bottom dollar that the Cubs will win this year.

bet one's boots|bet|bet one's bottom dollar|bet on

v. phr., informal 1. To bet all you have. This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it. Jim said he would bet his boots that he would pass the examination. 2. or bet one's life . To feel very sure; have no doubt. Was I scared when I saw the bull running at me? You bet your life I was!

bottom dollar|bottom|dollar

n., v. phr., informal One's last penny, one's last dollar. He was down to his bottom dollar when he suddenly got the job offer.

bottom drop out|bottom|bottom fall out|drop|fall

v. phr. informal 1. To fall below an earlier lowest price. The bottom dropped out of the price of peaches. 2. To lose all cheerful qualities; become very unhappy, cheerless, or unpleasant. The bottom dropped out of the day for John when he saw his report card. The bottom fell out for us when the same ended with our team on the two yard line and six points behind.

bottom line|bottom|line

n., informal (stress on "line") 1. The last word on a controversial issue; a final decision. "Give me the bottom line on the proposed merger," said John. 2. The naked truth without embellishments. Look, the bottom line is that poor Max is an alcoholic. 3. The final dollar amount; for example, the lowest price two parties reach in bargaining about a sale. "Five-hundred, " said the used car dealer, "is the bottom line. Take it or leave it."

bottom out|bottom

v. phr. To reach the lowest point (said chiefly of economic cycles). According to the leading economic indicators the recession will bottom out within the next two months.

foggy bottom|bottom|fog|foggy

n., slang An area in downtown Washington, D.C. where many offices of the Department of State are located; hence figuratively, the U.S. Department of State. The press secretary gave us a lot of foggy bottom double-talk about the hostage crisis in the Near East.

from the bottom of one's heart|bottom|from|heart|w

adv. phr. With great feeling; sincerely. A mother loves a baby from the bottom of her heart. John thanked his rescuer from the bottom of his heart. The people welcomed the returning soldiers from the bottom of their hearts.

get to the bottom of|bottom|get|the bottom of

v. phr. To find out the real cause of. The superintendent talked with several students to get to the bottom of the trouble. The doctor made several tests to get to the bottom of the man's headaches.
Compare: GET TO THE HEART OF.

hit bottom|bottom|hit|touch|touch bottom

v. phr., informal 1. To be at the very lowest. In August there was a big supply of corn and the price hit bottom. When Johnny failed the exam his spirits hit bottom. 2. To live through the worst; not to be able to go any lower. After all their troubles, they thought they had hit bottom and then something else happened. When they lost all their money they thought they had touched bottom and things would have to get better.

rock-bottom|bottom|rock

n. The lowest possible point. The nation's morale hit rock bottom in the hours following the president's assassination.

Often used like an adjective, with a hyphen. The rock-bottom price of this radio is $25.

scrape the bottom of the barrel|barrel|bottom of t

v. phr., informal To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with nickels and pennies for their lunch. The garage owner had to scrape the bottom of the barrel to find a qualified mechanic to work for him.

at bottom

at bottom
Fundamentally, basically; also, in reality. For example, He may speak somewhat bluntly, but at bottom he's always honest. Charles Dickens used this idiom in Nicholas Nickleby (1838): “He's a good pony at bottom.” [Early 1700s]

bottom

bottom
In addition to the idioms beginning with bottom, also see at bottom; from head to toe; from the bottom of one's heart; get to the bottom of; hit bottom; knock the bottom out of; rock bottom; touch bottom; you bet your ass.
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- bottom line
- bottom of the barrel
- bottom of the ladder
- bottom out

bottom drops out, the

bottom drops out, the
Also, the bottom falls out. A collapse occurs, as in The bottom dropped out of the steel market, or When they lost the game, the bottom fell out of their hopes to make the playoffs. This term alludes to collapsing deeper than the very lowest point, or bottom. [First half of 1600s]

bottom of the barrel

bottom of the barrel
The least desirable, the dregs, as in The nominating committee had trouble finding candidates; they were settling for the bottom of the barrel. The phrase often occurs in scrape the bottom of the barrel, meaning “to use the least desirable elements” (because one has no choice), as in Bringing up that minor legal point proves that you're scraping the bottom of the barrel. This metaphor for the sediment left by wine in a barrel was already used by Cicero to describe the lowest elements of Roman society. [First half of 1900s]

bottom of the ladder

bottom of the ladder
Lowest or most junior position in a hierarchy. For example, If we hire you, you'll have to begin at the bottom of the ladder. The rungs of a ladder have been likened to a step-wise progression since the 14th century. Also see low man on the totem pole.

bottomless

bottomless
the bottomless pit
the underworld; hell

knock the bottom out of

knock the bottom out of
Also, knock the props out from under. Render invalid, undermine. For example, The discovery of another planet that might support life knocks the bottom out of many theories, or Jane's skilled debating knocked the props out from under her opponent. The first expression dates from the late 1800s, the variant from the first half of the 1900s.

touch bottom

touch bottom
Reach the lowest point, as in During the recession the economists kept saying that we hadn't touched bottom yet. This metaphor for reaching the ground under a body of water has been used since the mid-1800s.