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Re: Figurative language

Posted by Psi on February 08, 2002

In Reply to: Re: figurative language posted by ESC on February 07, 2002

: ROCK BOTTOM: At very bottom. Like the rocks at the bottom of a river?

I assumed it was from digging: you give up with the spade when you hit rock bottom and can't go any lower.

psi