| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LOCKHORNSWITH | Take on, figuratively |
| HITTHEBRICKS | Go on strike, figuratively |
| DOORMATS | Figuratively, people who get stepped on. |
| EGGS | Figuratively, delicate ground to walk on. |
| LOWMAN | Figure on a totem pole, figuratively |
| bottom | surface (as the seat of a chair) designed to support something resting on it used figuratively in phrases like the bottom dropped out to describe a sudden collapse or downturn lost millions when the bottom dropped out of the stock market |
