Meaning of bottom falls out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To fail; to collapse; to enter a state of disarray.
2. Used to indicate it is raining heavily as (or as if) the clouds are dumping all their moisture.

Examples

“Dear Brother, I cannot tell⟳ what is become⟳ of my labours among that people: If all that my Lord builded by me be caſten down, & the bottom fallen out of the profeſſion of that parish, […] how can I bear⟳ it?”

“With the ten thousand dollars, I hired an office, printed circulars, distributed glowing accounts of imaginary wealth, etc. It cost⟳ considerable^([sic]) for advertising, but I sold seventy thousand shares, and when I had gathered in the money I let⟳ the bottom fall⟳ out.”

“But in the last⟳ four months, the bottom has fallen out of the job market, officials say⟳.”

“The first major financial crisis occurred in Mexico, in December 1994, when the bottom fell out of the stock⟳ market […]”

“To start⟳ with, it rained every day as if the bottom would fall⟳ out. When morning came the sky would be clear, but around noon it would start⟳ raining and rain⟳ until midnight.”

“[…] As it started to rain⟳, we stopped and put⟳ on raincoats, before the bottom fell out, as is often the case in this locality.”

“Both looked again at the sky. 'By cacky!' Merlin said. The bottom's going to fall⟳ out in about two minutes. I'll just about make⟳ it to the office. He hurried away. […] rain⟳ spattered the sidewalk for a minute, and then the sky opened. All over the city rain⟳ crashed down […]”

“Harry looked at the sky and said, "Showers, my ass. In about an hour the bottom's going to fall⟳ out." The clouds were piling up now and the breeze had moved round to the south.”

“[…] rain⟳. About a mile down the road, it started. At first it was a [little ...] Then, all of a sudden, the bottom fell out. The watery freight of the clouds released itself in those sheets of opaque gray that only southern summer storms can produce⟳ […]”

“Roxanne […] watched the rain⟳ pour⟳ off the sides of the funeral tent like⟳ a miniature Niagra Falls. The flood⟳ had started early that morning, tapering off as the mourners gathered at the gravesite before the bottom fell out again.”

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