- hit the skids
- begin to fail, go downhill
After losing his job and his wife he hit the skids - became a bum.
English Idioms. Sayings and slang .
hit the skids
Look at other dictionaries:
hit the skids — ► hit the skids informal begin a rapid decline. Main Entry: ↑skid … English terms dictionary
hit 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 … Useful english dictionary
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,… … New idioms dictionary
hit the skids — tv. 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 … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hit 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hit 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 … Wiktionary
Hit the skids — apply the brakes … Dictionary of Australian slang
hit the skids — Australian Slang apply the brakes … English dialects glossary
hit the skids — informal begin a rapid decline. → skid … English new terms dictionary
on 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
