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a dramatic drop; sharp nosedive (Maria Klavdieva; nosedive is a "sharp drop in altitude" by definition Val_Ships; in addition to the meaning you are referring to, this expression is often used metaphorically, e.g. "BBC NEWS | Business | US economy suffers sharp nosedive". VAl_Ships, just try to google it - you will be surprised! Maria Klavdieva; let me try it again: "sharp" is redundant when combined with "nosedive" - the key word means a "sharp" action by itself Val_Ships) | |||
anticlimax (интереса и т.п.) | |||
slump | |||
nosedive (в экономике; The stock market took a nosedive. Val_Ships); sharp decline (US economy suffers a sharp decline Val_Ships) | |||
free fall (idiom; The stock market went into a free fall after the housing market collapsed. Val_Ships) | |||
sharp slowdown (bigmaxus); steep decline (bigmaxus) |
резкий спад: 15 phrases in 10 subjects |
Advertising | 1 |
Banking | 1 |
Business | 3 |
Economy | 3 |
General | 1 |
Makarov | 2 |
Nanotechnology | 1 |
Politics | 1 |
Real estate | 1 |
Technology | 1 |