English @ the Movies: 'Hitting Rock Bottom'

source: VOA Learning English     2017年2月24日
Our saying today on English @ the Movies is "hitting rock bottom." It comes from the animated film "Sing." It is about animals who want to sing and a theater owner trying to save his business. Do you know what "hitting rock bottom" means? Watch our video to find out if you are right!
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# hit rock bottom or reach rock bottom: 
1. If something hits rock bottom or reaches rock bottom, it reaches an extremely low level where it cannot go any lower.
2. If someone hits rock bottom or reaches rock bottom, they reach the point where they are so unhappy and without hope that they could not feel worse.
(source: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/hit+rock+bottom)