on the skids

prepositional phrase

In decline; going downhill; in trouble.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticinformalIn decline; going downhill; in trouble.

    Entering an election year, no Congress obeys a second-term President whose popularity is on the skids.

    1938 June 27, “Work Undone”, in Time, archived from the original on 04 May 2008
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APA

on the skids. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20skids

MLA

“on the skids.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20skids. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the skids,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20skids.

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