hit the skids

hit the skids

To experience a period of trouble or decline. The team started the season so well, but they've really hit the skids recently. I think Marissa and I are going to break up soon—we've hit the skids. Don't expect them to get a deal done because negotiations have hit the skids, apparently.

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hit the skids

Fig. to decline; to decrease in value or status. Jed hit the skids when he started drinking. The firm hit the skids when the dollar collapsed.

See also: hit, skid

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

hit the skids

begin a rapid decline or deterioration. informal

The origin of skid is uncertain, but it may be connected with the Old Norse word from which English ski is derived. It is used here and in the next two entries in the sense of a plank or roller on which a heavy object may be placed in order to move it easily.

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hit the ˈskids

(especially American English) begin to decline or get worse very quickly: In February shares hit the skids, and in one day $1 bn was wiped off the value of the company.

See also: hit, skid

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

hit the skids

tv. to decline; to decrease in value or status; to go downhill (figuratively). Jed hit the skids when he started drinking.

See also: hit, skid

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