"through the floor" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} through the floor, {{en-PP}} through the floor
  1. (figurative) Having fallen to a very low level or amount. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-through_the_floor-en-prep_phrase-tJvnsN-B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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