What is another word for hit the skids?
Pronunciation:
[ hˈɪt ðə skˈɪdz], [ hˈɪt ðə skˈɪdz], [ h_ˈɪ_t ð_ə s_k_ˈɪ_d_z]
Related words: fallen on hard times, go downhill, be in deep trouble, heading downhill, end up on the skids
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Synonyms for Hit the skids:
n.
• Other relevant words: (noun)v.
• decay (verb)- sicken,
- discolor,
- defile,
- depreciate,
- lessen,
- perish,
- mortify,
- shrivel,
- wane,
- dissolve,
- collapse,
- curdle,
- turn,
- atrophy,
- sap,
- suppurate,
- fade,
- break up,
- putrefy,
- degenerate,
- dwindle,
- mildew,
- spoil,
- molder,
- slump,
- mold,
- weaken,
- corrode,
- rot,
- wither,
- sink,
- decompose,
- blight.
- return,
- cheapen,
- slide,
- lapse,
- languish,
- drop,
- subside,
- ebb,
- settle,
- backslide,
- diminish,
- droop,
- lower,
- pine,
- worsen,
- retrograde,
- fall,
- fall off,
- flag,
- shrink,
- revert,
- abate,
- sag,
- decrease.
- debase,
- degrade,
- mar,
- alloy,
- vitiate,
- be worse for wear,
- undermine,
- lose quality,
- retrogress,
- skid,
- crumble,
- impair,
- corrupt,
- lose it,
- pervert,
- break,
- descend,
- deprave,
- debilitate,
- adulterate,
- go to pieces,
- become worse,
- regress,
- fall apart,
- injure.
- back wrong horse,
- go down,
- miss,
- flop,
- lose out,
- fold,
- go astray,
- be ruined,
- be defeated,
- fall flat,
- founder,
- run aground,
- fall through,
- blunder,
- miss the boat,
- hit bottom,
- break down,
- lose status,
- play into,
- come to nothing,
- slip,
- fall short,
- lose control,
- turn out badly,
- be in vain,
- go up in smoke,
- be demoted,
- go down swinging,
- come to naught,
- flounder,
- go wrong,
- be found lacking,
- meet with disaster,
- fizzle,
- abort.
Other synonyms:
• deteriorate • fail- going astray,
- went astray,
- failed,
- founders,
- going wrong,
- breaking down,
- goes wrong,
- falling short,
- missed the boat,
- goes astray,
- be vain,
- Floundered.
- Dead In the Water,
- fail,
- go downhill,
- Waned,
- lose value,
- wear away,
- atrophying,
- go to seed,
- Perished,
- goes downhill,
- wears away,
- be impaired,
- dry rot,
- get worse,
- pejorate,
- Putresce,
- rotted,
- relapse,
- Retrograding,
- went downhill,
- decay,
- got worse,
- pollute,
- going downhill,
- waste away,
- Disimprove,
- reach depths,
- Mildewed,
- atrophied,
- become contaminated,
- gotten worse,
- Mildewing,
- go to pot,
- getting worse,
- curdled,
- curdling,
- go to the dogs,
- miscarry,
- retrogrades,
- wasted away,
- wearing away,
- decline,
- dry-rot,
- putrescing,
- deteriorate,
- goes to seed,
- hit rock bottom,
- go bad,
- recede,
- Retrograded,
- gets worse,
- goes bad,
- wasting away.
How to use "Hit the skids" in context?
When most people think of hitting the skids, they think of a car careening off the road and into a ditch. However, in the world of drag racing, skidding refers to a performance maneuver that can be used to gain an advantage in a race. When a car is stuck in a slide, it risks spinning out of control. However, by using the turn-in point as a launching pad, the driver can accurately guide the car into a tight slide while maintaining control.
The key to a successful skid is precision. The driver must anticipate the next turn and take the car through it at the right time.
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