English Explanatory Dictionary

at a low ebb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. At a low point; in a poor state; in a state of decline or depression.

Word forms

at a low ebb

Etymology

The figurative sense is an extension from the literal sense of low tide.

Related words

ebb and flow low tide nadir
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