пробить дно
phrase
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Transcription (the accent is shown in capital letters):
[pra-BEET' dno]
Translation / meaning:
lit.: to break through the bottom
– to do something so morally (or in any other way) low that is lower than everything else;
– to drop as low as never before
Examples:
- Когда ушли заказы, заработки пролетариата окончательно пробили дно.When orders stopped, the earnings of the proletariat decisively hit the bottom.
- Новые заявления правительства пробили очередное дно.New statements from the government have hit yet another bottom.
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