the skids
Example Sentences
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“It’s about being in the room where it happens, where deals are getting done or at least where the skids are getting greased,” says Charlie Sultan, president of Concur Travel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Once-popular momentum trades that showered investors with outsize rewards last year finally hit the skids.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026
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 • Nov. 23, 2025
"I don't see a lot of people putting the skids on this, except lots of lawsuits that we're seeing and injunctions," he said.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025
Charlie pushes through the swinging doors to the back of the bakery and sets down the bundle on one of the skids.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
