through the floor

prepositional phrase

Having fallen to a very low level or amount.

Opposite
through the roofthrough the ceiling
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. figurativelyHaving fallen to a very low level or amount.

    “I was being paid in stock options, not salary increases, and my stock went through the floor,” she says.

    2009, Jerry Oppenheimer, Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel, page 69

    Antonyms: through the roof, through the ceiling

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseHaving fallen to a very low level or amount.

Opposite
through the roofthrough the ceiling
Cite this entry
APA

through the floor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/through%20the%20floor

MLA

“through the floor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/through%20the%20floor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “through the floor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/through%20the%20floor.

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