From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe at a low ebbbe at a low ebbLEASTto be in a bad state or condition His confidence is at a low ebb. → ebb
Examples from the Corpus
be at a low ebb• Self-confidence can be at a low ebb if you've just been told to p ... off by an embittered pedestrian.• Idei is overhauling a corporate structure Sony introduced in mid-1994 when its fortunes were at a low ebb.• I was at my lowest ebb after the kidney surgery.• He came in when the lads were at a low ebb somewhere on the ocean bed.• Basic research on petrochemicals was at a low ebb around 1980.• Interest in religion seemed to be at a low ebb. 