be on the skids
on the skids

I was on the skids, now I'm doing all right.

It's an industry that's been on the skids for decades.

Barely twenty-one and already his life was on the skids.

"Citizenship all over America is on the skids," he said.

Before the invasion, Egypt's economy was on the skids anyway.

By the 1970s, all three buildings were on the skids.

By the beginning of the 18th century Spain was on the skids.

And saved: The ice rink that had been on the skids.

Hint: It wasn't just because her career was on the skids.

When he took over as chief executive at Hyundai in 1998, the brand was on the skids.

Rumor has it that you and Cal are on the skids."

Yes, this approach would break last year's budget deal, but the deal is on the skids anyway.

Immensely popular, the general had a huge public following, while Truman's own popularity was on the skids.

No wonder the economy is on the skids.

Their Intel ops must be on the skids, too.

As these five couples discovered, when love is on the skids, sometimes you have to take a big risk to get it back on track.

Morale in the department had been on the skids ever since sizable layoffs in 1975.

Water and electricity shares were on the skids.

Soon George is on the skids, pawning his tuxedo.

His life, like that of so many of Mosley's principal characters, is on the skids.

"They figured my career was on the skids.

He was on the skids already, anyway.

Ever the climax of the British festival summer, Reading appeared to be on the skids in 2011.

Match.com, for example, was on the skids earlier this year, but rebounded after its revamping.

Political violence has re-emerged, the economy is on the skids, and Haitians express dissatisfaction with the foreign presence.