the bubble burst
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used to refer to the abrupt termination of a favorable or fortunate situation
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Idiom
Informal
例
When the bubble bursts on these toys, a lot of people are going to be left with a lot of worthless trinkets.
After years of skyrocketing housing prices, the real estate bubble burst, leaving many homeowners in financial ruin.
