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hit the skids hit the skidsTo experience a period of trouble or decline. The team started the season so well, but they've really hit the skids recently. I think Marissa and I are going to break up soon—we've hit the skids.See also: hit, skidhit the skidsFig. 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.See also: hit, skidhit the skids begin a rapid decline or deterioration. informal The origin of skid is uncertain, but it may be connected with the Old Norse word from which English ski is derived. It is used here and in the next two entries in the sense of a plank or roller on which a heavy object may be placed in order to move it easily.See also: hit, skidhit the ˈskids (especially American English) begin to decline or get worse very quickly: In February shares hit the skids, and in one day $1 bn was wiped off the value of the company.See also: hit, skidhit the skids tv. to decline; to decrease in value or status; to go downhill (figuratively). Jed hit the skids when he started drinking. See also: hit, skid |