hit the buffers
idiom
variants
or run into the buffers
British, informal
: to stop or fail
His acting career hit the buffers.
The project ran into the buffers.
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Despite the rise of the chain, in 2020 Ann Summers hit the buffers and controversially renegotiated rents via a CVA [similar to Chapter 11 insolvency] but bounced back in 2021, making $7.8 million on sales up over 10% to $113.5 million.
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
Through no fault of their own, their budgets are out of control and are about to hit the buffers.
—The Economist, 18 June 2020
Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
Through no fault of their own, their budgets are out of control and are about to hit the buffers.
—The Economist, 18 June 2020
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