hitting the skids
Falling into ruin
Hitting the skids means falling into decline or ruin.
The phrase evokes something sliding downward out of control: His career hit the skids after the scandal.
Often implies a rapid deterioration in fortunes, reputation, or circumstances that may be difficult to reverse.
- mismanagementIncompetent handling of responsibilities
- downfallSudden loss of power
- nosediveSudden steep descent
- bad luckUnfavorable chance events
- on the ropesClose to defeat
collapse · negligence · derailment · despair · deterioration · complacency · bankruptcy · rock bottom · down and out · regression · stagnation · rough patch · recklessness · overspending · going downhill · ruin · shame · hopelessness
hitting the skidson the rise
Becoming greater or more
going places · climbing the ladder · bouncing back · ascending · thriving
hitting the skidsthriving
Succeeding vigorously
flourishing · riding high · on top of the world · prospering · doing well
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