鍋なべ底ぞこ

noun

bottom of a pot; lingering recession

Literal meaning is the inner bottom of a pot. Figuratively used in economics to describe a prolonged, stagnant recession that feels like the bottom of a pot—flat and unchanging.

• 鍋なべ底ぞこに焦こげがついている。

  There is a burnt spot on the bottom of the pot.

• 景けい気きは鍋なべ底ぞこのような状じょう態たいが続つづいている。

  The economy remains in a lingering recession, like the flat bottom of a pot.