一落千丈 yī luò qiān zhàng — to drop drastically; to plummet

一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng

Characters: 一 · 落 · 千 · 丈

Definitions

  1. to drop drastically; to plummet

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
  2. fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
  3. to take a dive

ExtDict

  1. 原指琴声陡然降落。后用来形容声誉、地位或经济状况急剧下降。

Examples

  • 丑闻曝光后，他的声誉一落千丈。

    After the scandal broke, his reputation plummeted.

  • 球队战绩一落千丈，教练被迫下课。

    The team's results dropped drastically, and the coach was forced out.