on the skids

Example Sentences

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Opener Mitch Marsh topscored for the Scorchers with 44 off 43 balls, while team-mate David Payne was named player of the match for his three for 18 off four overs that put the Sixers on the skids.

From Barron's

But with his memory on the skids, how long can that last?

From The Wall Street Journal

The infringements were small - between 0.07mm and 0.12mm on the skids on Norris' car and between 0.04mm and 0.26mm on Piastri's.

From BBC

To be “on the skids” was to be destitute.

From Los Angeles Times

Blake was convinced that art had been on the skids since the mid-16th century, when worldly Titian and the Venetian painters rose to prominence, so he set about trying to put things right.

From Los Angeles Times