the gutter
noun
: the lowest or poorest conditions of human life
He squandered all his money and wound up in the gutter.
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Their high-end talent can go in the gutter with anyone, as everyone knows.
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2025
Bolstering Galloway’s case: Trump’s approval ratings are in the gutter.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Wright was among the game’s best all-around players for a decade, serving as a Gold Glove third baseman, a perennial .300 hitter with power and speed, almost single-handedly keeping the lowly New York Mets out of the gutter.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
And morale among Democrats has been in the gutter ever since.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 24 Feb. 2025
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2025
Bolstering Galloway’s case: Trump’s approval ratings are in the gutter.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Wright was among the game’s best all-around players for a decade, serving as a Gold Glove third baseman, a perennial .300 hitter with power and speed, almost single-handedly keeping the lowly New York Mets out of the gutter.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
And morale among Democrats has been in the gutter ever since.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 24 Feb. 2025
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“The gutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20gutter. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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