reach (a) low ebb

reach (a) low ebb
be at/reach/(a) low ebb phrase
to be in a very small, weak, or unsuccessful state

My confidence was at its lowest ebb.

Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym
Main entry: ebb

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  • be at (a) low ebb — be at/reach/(a) low ebb phrase to be in a very small, weak, or unsuccessful state My confidence was at its lowest ebb. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Main entry: ebb …   Useful english dictionary

  • ebb — I UK [eb] / US noun [singular] 1) ebb or ebb tide the process in which the sea level on a coast becomes lower 2) a period when something gradually becomes smaller or less an apparent ebb in the fighting • be at/reach (a) low ebb to be in a very… …   English dictionary

  • ebb — ebb1 [ eb ] noun singular 1. ) ebb or ebb tide the process in which the ocean level on a coast becomes lower 2. ) a period when something gradually becomes smaller or less: an apparent ebb in the fighting be at/reach (a) low ebb to be in a very… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ebb — [eb] noun [singular] I the process in which the sea level at the coast becomes lower twice each day • be at/reach (a) low ebb to be in a very weak state[/ex] the ebb and flow a situation in which something keeps getting larger or stronger, then… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • low — low1 W1S1 [ləu US lou] adj comparative lower superlative lowest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(small amount/level/value)¦ 2¦(height)¦ 3¦(standards/quality)¦ 4¦(supply)¦ 5¦(sound)¦ 6¦(light)¦ 7¦(heat)¦ 8¦(batt …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ebb — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, advance, ascend, back, back up, bate, be eaten away, budge, calm, calm down, catabasis, cease, cessation, change, change place, circle, climb, collapse, comedown, consume, consume away, corrode, course,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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  • China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

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