on the skids
Example Sentences
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But with his memory on the skids, how long can that last?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
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 • Dec. 12, 2023
The nation's economy has been on the skids for a long time and it has one of the highest per capita debts in Latin America.
From Salon • Jan. 2, 2023
Musk’s stated rationale for putting the deal on the skids, to whatever extent he can do that, is equally farcical.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2022
I must go down and pull my boat up a bit on the skids.
From Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
