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21hit the skids — informal begin a rapid decline or deterioration * * * hit the skids see ↑skid, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑hit hit the skids informal : to begin to fail or get worse very suddenly and quickly After he was injured his career hit the skids …
22hit the skids — 1. to leave a place quickly. When his ex girlfriend arrived at the party Ben really hit the skids. 2. to make a vehicle stop very suddenly. A car suddenly pulled out in front of us and Jake hit the skids. 3. to get into a very bad situation,… …
23grease the skids — tv. to help prepare for the success or failure of someone or something. (See also put the skids under someone or something.) □ Ray set out o grease the skids for the right things to happen. □ We need someone to grease the skids for the Wilson… …
24on the skids — mod. on the decline. (See also put the skids under someone or something.) □ My newly started business is on the skids. □ Her health is really on the skids, but she stays cheery anyway …
25put the skids under someone or something — tv. to cause someone or something to fail. (See also on the skids.) □ The ayor put the skids under my plan. □ Tom tried to talk, but the boss put the skids under him …
26put the skids under something — put the skids on/under/something informal phrase to cause something to fail, or to stop it from continuing to happen an idea that could put the skids on bicycle theft Thesaurus: to stop something from continuing or developingsyn …
27hit the skids — Skid Skid (sk[i^]d), n. [Icel. sk[=i][eth] a billet of wood. See {Shide}.] [Written also {skeed}.] 1. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a… …
28on the skids — Skid Skid (sk[i^]d), n. [Icel. sk[=i][eth] a billet of wood. See {Shide}.] [Written also {skeed}.] 1. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a… …
29The Skids — war eine schottische Punkband aus Dunfermline. Die 1977 gegründete Band, die zur ersten Welle des Punk gehörte, war die wichtigste schottische Punkband dieser Zeit, und konnte im Jahr 1979 auch die Charts erobern. Die Köpfe der Band waren Stuart… …
30hit the skids — verb to fail; decline After all, if these measures couldve succeeded, they wouldve been implemented five years ago when the world economy hadnt yet hit the skids. See Also: on the skids …
