You know what it looks like… but what is it called?
TAKE THE QUIZ“the-skids”
The following 3 entries include the term the-skids.
hit the skids
idiom: to begin to fail or get worse very suddenly and quickly
on the skids
idiom: failing or getting worse : in a bad state or situation that is likely to result in failure
put the skids under
idiom: to make (something or someone) likely or certain to fail
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Merriam-Webster unabridged