单词 | at a low ebb |
释义 | at a low ebbAt a low point, in a state of decline or depression. For example, The current recession has put our business at a low ebb. This idiom transfers the low point of a tide to a decline in human affairs. [Mid-1600s] Words nearby at a low ebbTale of Two Cities, A, at all, at all costs, at all times, at a loss, at a low ebb, ataman, atamasco lily, at any cost, at any rate, at a premium The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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