on the slide

idiom

chiefly British

: becoming worse in condition

Her career has been on the slide for a couple of years.

Examples of on the slide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His goal to put Italy 2-0 up in the final, ending a patient passing move by twisting onto his left foot and thumping the ball home, on the slide, was followed by one of football’s most famous celebrations, with Tardelli sprinting to nowhere in particular, screaming ‘gol!’. —Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025

Vitello will have to change up his pitch a little (darken the shade of orange on the slide deck, at least), but maybe those skills translate to free agency meetings. —Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025

Work is underway on the slide’s surface, but the broken stairs remain untouched. —Jack Rodriquez-Vars, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025

There are at least four other lawsuits against the haunted house, some victims claiming they too were injured on the slide. —Nbc New York, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024

Rhymes for on the slide

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide
• certified