The bottom drops out of your world In english explanation

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

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2021-05-12 04:05

Meaning of The bottom drops out of your world (redirected from 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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To fall into a hopeless or depressed state

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1. Having got an unlucky outcome
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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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An open and shut case

A legal matter that is very easy to solve

Example:

The house owners didn't lock the doors before going out, and that's why they got broken in. This is an open and shut case.

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