hit the skids
idiom
informal
: to begin to fail or get worse very suddenly and quickly
After he was injured his career hit the skids.
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Patrick is his former bestie (and her former lover) turned rival whose career hit the skids long ago.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2024
Teammates will wonder if Morris will replace Cousins with Penix should the Falcons hit the skids.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Consumer sentiment has also hit the skids, although there were signs of some recovery to end last year.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 19 Feb. 2024
The shock jock and the cable TV provocateur have hit the skids.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2023
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2024
Teammates will wonder if Morris will replace Cousins with Penix should the Falcons hit the skids.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Consumer sentiment has also hit the skids, although there were signs of some recovery to end last year.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 19 Feb. 2024
The shock jock and the cable TV provocateur have hit the skids.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2023
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