hit the skids

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hit 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, especially by losing your money, home, or job. Poor old Dennis has really hit the skids since he split up with his wife.

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After ranking among the league's best shooters the first two months, Walton has hit the skids recently. NO MIDDLE GROUND FOR THE LAKERS LAKERS 108, G. STATE 103 by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) AFTER GAINING MEDIA attention in the late 1990s with a promise to lower divorce rates across the nation, the covenant marriage movement has hit the skids. Covenant marriage on the rocks by Monkerud, Don / The Humanist The relationship hit the skids in 2005, when Image requested fights clearance documents for the songs on the discs, as well as proof of royalty payments to artists for the material used. Magazine music deals polish distributor's image by Riley-Katz, Anne / Los Angeles Business Journal More results

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After ranking among the league's best shooters the first two months, Walton has hit the skids recently.

NO MIDDLE GROUND FOR THE LAKERS LAKERS 108, G. STATE 103 by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

AFTER GAINING MEDIA attention in the late 1990s with a promise to lower divorce rates across the nation, the covenant marriage movement has hit the skids.

Covenant marriage on the rocks by Monkerud, Don / The Humanist

The relationship hit the skids in 2005, when Image requested fights clearance documents for the songs on the discs, as well as proof of royalty payments to artists for the material used.

Magazine music deals polish distributor's image by Riley-Katz, Anne / Los Angeles Business Journal

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hit the hay
hit the jackpot
hit the mark
hit the nail on the head
hit the road
hit the roof
hit the sack

hit the skids
hit the spot
hit up
hit where it hurts
hit you between the eyes
hit/make the headlines
hit/press/push the panic button
hit/strike home

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